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Title: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: doriancutlerman on April 24, 2012, 01:35:47 PM

Please, tell me my mom and me (I'm setting some of you up for a joke here) aren't the only ones watching this. Season 2 started a few weeks ago.

I say that, perhaps apart from HBO's earlier co-production with the BBC, "Rome," this show is the best on TV. "Breaking Bad" is about the only other show that is half as riveting IMNSHO.

Tyrion is by far my favorite character. If Cersei weren't a piece of ass, she'd probably be my second least-favorite after "King" Marquis de Sade, err, I mean, Joffrey. But Littlefinger ... that conniving guy is worse than the Queen Regent and just a level below the stupid twisted Joffrey.

I appreciate that the show remained faithful to the books and fan favorite "Ed" Stark lost his head. HBO productions too often change shit when they're afraid it'll hurt the audience's feelings; e.g., the extensive changes they've made to "True Blood" v. the books upon which that show is based.

Just the same, damn ... Joffrey can't die soon enough :)

I also hope Khaleesi Targarayen either grows those dragons super-fast or cultivates some serious allies in that city her stragglers enter at the grace of that big, majestic-looking black dude. I seriously wanted to see Drogo lead his armies to kick serious ass so, in his stead, his exquisitely beautiful wife ... (fapfapfap) will do only too nicely :)

Generally speaking, the lot of the people "leading" these divided kingdoms are a bunch of prideful morons. They ALL know the Lannisters are a serious threat. Why not join together to eliminate Tywin and King's Landing, THEN decide who deserves the throne? For that matter, why not divvy up that dumb-assed Iron Throne and have several rulers, something akin to the King's Council?

P.S. -- Just as people said of Natalie Portman in "The Professional" and Emma Watson in the first Harry Potter movie, I predict little Maisie Williams will be a great, if unique-looking beauty when she comes of age. I'd say the actress portraying Sansa is already there but I loathe her character to much, I couldn't pull a hair :D

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Schmoff on April 24, 2012, 01:38:14 PM

I'm waiting for the second season too

:D

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: King Shizzo on April 24, 2012, 01:38:31 PM

Rome was fantastic. Why did they only have two seasons? I will not pay for a network (HBO) just for one good show. I'll just get Game of Thrones on dvd when it comes out. Do you like Deadwood?

If they would have just named the characters Bob, Mike, John, Lisa it would be easier to follow but their fucking names are worst than african american names and makes it annoying to watch.

Keep watching m'man. It becomes second nature in a hurry, especially during the first season. The second ... eh, heh ... :D The important thing to remember is that all but one of these seemingly new guys are younger brothers of Ned's best friend, King Robert Baratheon.

You'll pick it up very quickly, I assure you.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: BB on April 24, 2012, 01:46:06 PM

Deadwood was Hbo's best show, but Game of Thrones is pretty good so far, I'd put it in the middle as far as HBO's recent productions.

It is a show I prefer to watch as a giant block rather than week to week, week to week I find I lose track of the characters and some plot points.

LOL, I don't think that new show was meant for straight men to watch. It's HBO's pathetic attempt at jumping on the bridesmaids bandwagon that people actually think women are funny. In real life they are all silver spooned jewish girls, each one with hollywood parents. Fucking sad.

I forgot to honorably mention one of the funniest shows of all time. Eastbound and down. Almost as funny as The increasingly poor decisions of Todd Margaret which was on IFC.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Palpatine Q on April 24, 2012, 02:45:26 PM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Irongrip400 on April 24, 2012, 02:52:40 PM

Was it weird I was turned on when dude was banging his sister from behind? Anyway, once I got the hang of the names, it got really interesting. I DVR it every Sunday. Also, the Wire was/is hbo's best show.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Ursus on April 24, 2012, 03:21:02 PM

If they would have just named the characters Bob, Mike, John, Lisa it would be easier to follow but their fucking names are worst than african american names and makes it annoying to watch.

I found this so I just had a wiki page up as I watched if I got confused. only needed ita couple of times but it helped a lot.

I am a huge fan and I really enjoy it. Watched 10 episodes in 2 days

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: jude2 on April 24, 2012, 07:59:54 PM

Lee Priest is the best one in the show, that little guy says whatever he wants and get alot of pussy. Great show. The series are the only HBO is good for.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: BIG ACH on April 24, 2012, 08:08:02 PM

Last episode was the best one ever! Lot of gorey crazy ass shit going on!

Fucking Joffrey needs to be murdered brutally!

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Tyr on April 24, 2012, 08:20:11 PM

Just started reading the fourth book in the series. Apparently the author plans to wrap up the series with 7 books. So far he's only completed 5 so hopefully he'll finish the other two before hbo catches up with him.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Natural_O on April 24, 2012, 08:21:20 PM

Havent kept up with it but the bronn dude that the wee man travels with was badass does he get a more prominet role

Yes, he becomes King at one point, and rules together with a Queen (who is half White Walker half Shadow Demon) which is revealed later on.He will also have a huge army of Wildlings (with the Three prominent Warlords Shagga, Dagga and Ragga at the helm) at his disposal, and will have a great battle against the Rainbow Guard which attack King's Landing on Unicorns.

This is quite a ways in the story, so this won't happen until Season 7 or 8 of the series.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Irongrip400 on April 25, 2012, 12:06:19 PM

Yes, he becomes King at one point, and rules together with a Queen (who is half White Walker half Shadow Demon) which is revealed later on.He will also have a huge army of Wildlings (with the Three prominent Warlords Shagga, Dagga and Ragga at the helm) at his disposal, and will have a great battle against the Rainbow Guard which attack King's Landing on Unicorns.

This is quite a ways in the story, so this won't happen until Season 7 or 8 of the series.

You fucking prick, you have to say spoiler alert before you post some shit like that.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Hulkotron on April 25, 2012, 12:10:32 PM

You fucking prick, you have to say spoiler alert before you post some shit like that.

None of that has happened, he's just joking.

I would stay away from this thread though if you don't want to be spoiled, a lot of shit goes down in book three particularly and some enterprising young Getbigger may likely spill the beans in this thread.

The first three books of this series are awesome. The last two have been pretty shitty, they aren't "bad" compared to most of the crap in the genre but basically nothing interesting has happened. Dany in particular does jack shit from the second book on.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: doriancutlerman on April 25, 2012, 01:43:24 PM

I've REALLY got to watch The Wire someday. I initially dismissed it since one of its stars was the Kenny "Bricks" Wangler actor from OZ. I knew that was short-sighted at the time, but meh ... I knew I could always catch up with the show later.

I honestly cannot agree that GOT ranks much below "Rome" or "Deadwood." A little, perhaps, since those were truly epic.

But "The Sopranos"? LOL.

It was very good, but a lot of it was extremely ham-fisted (e.g., the whole bit with the ducks and Tony's mother and, later, Tony melting down over Pie-O-My's death and killing guy Ralphie when, in reality, T was still incensed that Ralph brutally murdered a stripper that, deep down, Tony saw Meadow therein). I loved the show but I thought it became bloated, a bit too big for its britches; it was almost as if its creators realized they had a smash hit on their hands and felt they could do no wrong :\

You know, sort of like George Lucas and Star Wars prequels or THE biggest egomaniac in Hollywood, James Cameron with his chick-flick "Titanic" and "Gone With Wolves In Space," err, I mean, "Avatar" :roll:

I'd have to put GOT ahead of OZ, too. OZ was great but in a sense, it was a soap opera with naked asses, anal rape and lots of shanking. Plus, sorry: I'll give "Thrones" the nod for Roxanne McKee, Lena Headey and that sweet, milky-skinned thing portraying Dany. Points for Tyrion's secret squeeze, some of Littlefinger's whores and even Stannis' hot witch bitch. (Give the little girl portraying Arya, Maisie Williams, a couple of years and you'll have nerds wanting to sniff her panties the way Potter fans lusted after Emma Watson as she came of age. Just saying -- no pedo :D .)

"Carnivale" could have toppled many on the list but its premature cancellation and bad planning (the writers admitted they made things up as they went along) dooms it to a top 10er.

All that shit aside, Tyrion is the man. I love the way he owned that old fart from the Small Council (anyone recognize him? He was General Veers in "The Empire Strikes Back" and Donovan in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"). I also liked how he waltzed into that inbred shit's court and lead Sansa out, with stupid Joffrey looking on in anger and his "dog" Sandor secretly smiling :D

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Figo on April 26, 2012, 04:32:13 AM

The Sopranos was great

The show didn't get too big, it was so good they had to kill off everyone to ensure there were no more. They did good stuff and couldn't top it, there's only so much you can do or go so far...

What about "rescue me" ? I thought it was pretty good

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Marlo Stanfield on April 26, 2012, 04:39:09 AM

Just started reading the fourth book in the series. Apparently the author plans to wrap up the series with 7 books. So far he's only completed 5 so hopefully he'll finish the other two before hbo catches up with him.

He gave an interview a month ago where he said that he has about 200 pages of the 6th book written and expects it to take another 2 years. However, the last time he gave an ETA was on the 5th book and he said six months on that after he finished the fourth....only it ended up being closer to 6 years. And that was with him claiming that he wrote books 4 and 5 at once and pretty much just split them in two.

Great show and books, though.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: dr.chimps on April 26, 2012, 05:25:33 AM

HBO just increased the value of my Martin collection to a ridiculous level. Thanks, I guess.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Natural_O on May 26, 2012, 11:07:52 AM

Only 2 more episodes left in Season 2.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: FitnessFrenzy on May 26, 2012, 11:56:23 AM

Breaking Bad > Game of Thrones

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: doriancutlerman on May 26, 2012, 01:14:13 PM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Parker on May 26, 2012, 02:32:50 PM

Episodes, The borgias

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: dr.chimps on May 26, 2012, 02:41:22 PM

I was late to The Sopranos. Loved it! I was also late to Deadwood. And it took me an episode, or two, to find Milch's rhythym, but I fell for that one, as well. I guess I'm a slow learner.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on May 30, 2012, 11:14:32 PM

I follow GoT but also followed Oz, Rome, Spartacus, Walking Dead, Deadwood and the Wire.

GoT Season 1 was epic, hoping the season 2 finale will be as epic.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: evandatp on May 31, 2012, 03:05:35 AM

Do the regular networks produce anything worthwhile for people over the age of 13 anymore?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Irongrip400 on May 31, 2012, 03:18:31 AM

Does anyone else think that the Lannister family, the dad in particular, are modeled after the Nazis? I ask because the long leather trench coat he wears is reminecent of a German field Marshall , and they are pretty brutal folks.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: PJim on May 31, 2012, 03:37:28 AM

Please, tell me my mom and me (I'm setting some of you up for a joke here) aren't the only ones watching this. Season 2 started a few weeks ago.

I say that, perhaps apart from HBO's earlier co-production with the BBC, "Rome," this show is the best on TV. "Breaking Bad" is about the only other show that is half as riveting IMNSHO.

Tyrion is by far my favorite character. If Cersei weren't a piece of ass, she'd probably be my second least-favorite after "King" Marquis de Sade, err, I mean, Joffrey. But Littlefinger ... that conniving guy is worse than the Queen Regent and just a level below the stupid twisted Joffrey.

I appreciate that the show remained faithful to the books and fan favorite "Ed" Stark lost his head. HBO productions too often change shit when they're afraid it'll hurt the audience's feelings; e.g., the extensive changes they've made to "True Blood" v. the books upon which that show is based.

Just the same, damn ... Joffrey can't die soon enough :)

I also hope Khaleesi Targarayen either grows those dragons super-fast or cultivates some serious allies in that city her stragglers enter at the grace of that big, majestic-looking black dude. I seriously wanted to see Drogo lead his armies to kick serious ass so, in his stead, his exquisitely beautiful wife ... (fapfapfap) will do only too nicely :)

Generally speaking, the lot of the people "leading" these divided kingdoms are a bunch of prideful morons. They ALL know the Lannisters are a serious threat. Why not join together to eliminate Tywin and King's Landing, THEN decide who deserves the throne? For that matter, why not divvy up that dumb-assed Iron Throne and have several rulers, something akin to the King's Council?

P.S. -- Just as people said of Natalie Portman in "The Professional" and Emma Watson in the first Harry Potter movie, I predict little Maisie Williams will be a great, if unique-looking beauty when she comes of age. I'd say the actress portraying Sansa is already there but I loathe her character to much, I couldn't pull a hair :D

great show. the imp is my favorite character....

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 31, 2012, 07:36:38 AM

I have no clue what breaking bad is..it has escaped my radar for some reason. What's it about?

I think you'll like it Groink. All seasons are on Netflix streaming, too.

I just finished Season 2, and I've heard from multiple sources that I ain't seen nuthin' yet.

But, on topic, GoT is really good, but I can't give it any kind of best ever since it's not through two seasons yet.

My favorites recently have been The Shield and Battlestar Galactica. If you can get over the fact that it's sci-fi, the show was fantastic (You must see the two prequel episodes to Season 1, though).

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Desolate on June 01, 2012, 04:57:14 AM

The Mentalist on CBS is a very good show.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: hematocritter on June 01, 2012, 06:15:51 AM

I love Family Guy, best show ever.

I watched a documentary on Game of Thrones because it was the only free thing on this hotel TV, and it looked pretty damn good.I haven't seen any of it, but I already know I hate that Joffrey guy so much, they sure do a good job of casting someone that looks likea complete douchebag without even opening their mouth. That white chick (Dany?) , the blonde that has to marry that barbarian guy looks so damn hot, and I love the accent.I didn't see anything about this Masie girl, but I just googled her, and I was expecting something a hell of a lot different. Emma Watson I couldsee becoming hot as hell (and she did), but this Masie girl just looks like a child, and not one that is going to be hot either.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: doriancutlerman on June 01, 2012, 09:35:05 AM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Papper on June 05, 2012, 11:23:28 PM

Tv shows are crap as a format.

I don't watch any of these series... smallville, sopranos, entourage, 24 etc. Time consuming and non rewarding, in the end every tv show becomes stale, loses it's original cast or as in 90 % of the cases, they become lazy with the script. Dexter was fun for one season maybe.Prison Break. I got sick somewhere in the third season. The first season or seasons are always better than the inevitable "finale" which all series sort of speeds to.

Lost? Prison Break? Entourage has lost it's appeal as well, it's was the shit when it came out but with the long wait between seasons you expect something bigger and better but get the same rehashed jokes and characters after 6 months and it isn't as fun the second time around. TV shows are crap as a format and in it's form a show is rarely thought out have an ending, that's why the ending is never good. It's like a drug addiction, mindless numbing..

Comedy shows, on the other hand, are completely different. They don't pretend to have a thought out plot, they work because they just make fun of contemporary subjects so they can last through their writers humour and their casts age.

Family guy is good. how i met your mother and big bang theory are good but still they were better when fresh.

South park is an amazing show. i can't think of any other series who gets increasingly better and more brilliant after season 10(!!!)

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on January 08, 2013, 04:09:55 PM

great show doubt the season finale can top this one for surprises. can't wait till next season. ;D

Still one wedding to go.... ;)

I've read the first 3 books so even though I knew what was coming that was still really hard to watch...great acting and the buildup of dread when Cat Stark starts to notice all the Freys leaving after the bedding ceremony, then the door closing, then the bands plays "The Rains of Castamere..." and finally Boltons look and her discovery. That was great, well done and brutal. Walder Frey was brilliant as well, Bolton too.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on June 03, 2013, 03:01:40 PM

Beware of SPOILERS

Interview with the showrunners: The Red Wedding

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/06/02/red-wedding-interview/

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: OneMoreRep on June 03, 2013, 03:04:22 PM

This show just keeps giving us quality entertainment week after week.

It's a damn shame that next Sunday is the season finale. I hate having to wait another 8-9 months for season 4.

"1"

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: jude2 on June 03, 2013, 03:29:41 PM

that's the bad thing about it. so production and CGI Heavy. makes time between seasons too long.

I was reading it costs upwards of $5 million per episode to make, about 5 times as much as any other 1 hour show. HBO almost pulled the plug after season 1 because they actually lost money on the season, but when DVD sales and extra merch brought in huge dollars, they decided to keep it going.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: OneMoreRep on June 04, 2013, 07:30:38 AM

I was reading it costs upwards of $5 million per episode to make, about 5 times as much as any other 1 hour show. HBO almost pulled the plug after season 1 because they actually lost money on the season, but when DVD sales and extra merch brought in huge dollars, they decided to keep it going.

Oh they better keep the show running, because if they don't, I swear by the thong of Nasser to never again subscribe to HBO.

"1"

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Nails on June 04, 2013, 07:49:51 AM

Oh they better keep the show running, because if they don't, I swear by the thong of Nasser to never again subscribe to HBO.

"1"

QFT

no more sopranos no more entourage no more curb your enthusiasm No more Game of thrones ??? Fuck that shit

ill bootleg episodes of Boardwalk empire and cancel HBO if they pulled the plug on Game of thrones

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 04, 2013, 08:03:23 AM

They are making a lot from DVD sales to make up the difference and make a profit. They are saying they will do 7 total seasons and there is a little bit of a push for the author to finish book 6 and 7 soon.

Yeah it sucks next week is the season finale, but then Breaking Bad, True Blood and Dexter come up, so the summer is still full of great things to watch.

They are making a lot from DVD sales to make up the difference and make a profit. They are saying they will do 7 total seasons and there is a little bit of a push for the author to finish book 6 and 7 soon.

Yeah it sucks next week is the season finale, but then Breaking Bad, True Blood and Dexter come up, so the summer is still full of great things to watch.

Dexter hasn't been great for a while - it's good, but not spectacular. True Blood is almost comedy at this point. BB should be awesome.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 04, 2013, 10:12:47 AM

Dexter hasn't been great for a while - it's good, but not spectacular. True Blood is almost comedy at this point. BB should be awesome.

The crap about BB is Mike being dead. He became on of my favorite characters. It looks like the last 8 episodes will be a crescendo of the second half of scarface after Tony meets Sosa.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Sweedee on June 04, 2013, 11:32:05 AM

Season 1-2 was solid tempo seasons.

Season 3 has imo been CRAZY drawn out and watered down. Kind of like walking dead. So Im glad something finally happened. Hopefully they pick it up for next season after next weeks last episode.

I wonder what kind of route the White Walkers took since they're still not at the wall. And everyone has been able to go to where they met them. And then back. Or J.snow who stayed with the new army for a while and Then walked back and made it to the wall. And still no sight of WW. Well besides the leader which died I guess..

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Grape Ape on June 04, 2013, 11:43:24 AM

Obvioulsy it's your opinion, but Jamie's storyline and hand, Daenerys taking over the army of unsullieds (incredible scene) and the Snow story line have all been great. Red Wedding was just icing on the cake.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: MAXX on June 04, 2013, 11:44:20 AM

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Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Sweedee on June 04, 2013, 11:49:14 AM

Obvioulsy it's your opinion, but Jamie's storyline and hand, Daenerys taking over the army of unsullieds (incredible scene) and the Snow story line have all been great. Red Wedding was just icing on the cake.

few things have happened yes. But there has been episodes which could have been cut down to 2 min and it wouldn't have made any difference. Im just comparing it with first two ones, which I pretty much saw back to back and then this one started about a week after I was done with those two and I notice a massive difference..

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on June 04, 2013, 12:10:45 PM

Inside the Red Wedding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQsl5Bz312k

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Psychopath on June 04, 2013, 01:03:17 PM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 04, 2013, 02:56:45 PM

It's dumb that it was the season 2 cliffhanger, then they don't even show them the entire season other than a couple guys. I was thinking the same about Danny. Why is it taking her an eternity to just do one thing, but everyone else seems to move at light speed.

Season 3 has imo been CRAZY drawn out and watered down. Kind of like walking dead. So Im glad something finally happened. Hopefully they pick it up for next season after next weeks last episode.

I wonder what kind of route the White Walkers took since they're still not at the wall. And everyone has been able to go to where they met them. And then back. Or J.snow who stayed with the new army for a while and Then walked back and made it to the wall. And still no sight of WW. Well besides the leader which died I guess..

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 04, 2013, 03:01:40 PM

This was done on purpose. Season 1 was based on book 1, season 2 on book 2, but season three and four will be based off book 3, so it is a little more detailed, not drawn out. They also skipped ahead to book four and brought that Theon storyline which made no sense since you don't even hear about him in book three. Book 5 will be interesting because the author purposely shifts gears into more detail but leaves out Tyrion and Jon Snow. I don't see how HBO can drop an entire character out of the season so they will write them in somehow.

few things have happened yes. But there has been episodes which could have been cut down to 2 min and it wouldn't have made any difference. Im just comparing it with first two ones, which I pretty much saw back to back and then this one started about a week after I was done with those two and I notice a massive difference..

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SS on June 04, 2013, 03:27:46 PM

I only read the last page of this thread...GOT is a great show..

Anyone catch The Vikings on A&E?......By far my fav show.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: hipolito mejia on June 04, 2013, 03:54:36 PM

The ones still on tv :

1-True blood2-Breaking Bad3-Walking Dead4-Dexter5-Games of Thrones

Sons of Anrchy way over rated by getbig standars..........

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on June 04, 2013, 06:05:57 PM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on June 05, 2013, 07:33:12 PM

After the Wedding-News in Ep 09, Tywin Lannister celebrates!(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/6/3/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-31542-1370274623-24.gif)(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/6/3/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-27983-1370274634-13.gif)

And they have a lil get togetha for Theon after he lost his manhood(Very kind of Ramsay Bolton to organize this, is Ramsay really sincere though??)(http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/6/3/11/enhanced-buzz-18623-1370274708-22.jpg)

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Childish///AMG on June 05, 2013, 07:40:25 PM

I channel flip a lot and it is always on. I have to start from the "Beginning"

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on June 06, 2013, 08:38:07 PM

I don't watch any of these series... smallville, sopranos, entourage, 24 etc. Time consuming and non rewarding, in the end every tv show becomes stale, loses it's original cast or as in 90 % of the cases, they become lazy with the script. Dexter was fun for one season maybe.Prison Break. I got sick somewhere in the third season. The first season or seasons are always better than the inevitable "finale" which all series sort of speeds to.

Lost? Prison Break? Entourage has lost it's appeal as well, it's was the shit when it came out but with the long wait between seasons you expect something bigger and better but get the same rehashed jokes and characters after 6 months and it isn't as fun the second time around. TV shows are crap as a format and in it's form a show is rarely thought out have an ending, that's why the ending is never good. It's like a drug addiction, mindless numbing..

Comedy shows, on the other hand, are completely different. They don't pretend to have a thought out plot, they work because they just make fun of contemporary subjects so they can last through their writers humour and their casts age.

Family guy is good. how i met your mother and big bang theory are good but still they were better when fresh.

South park is an amazing show. i can't think of any other series who gets increasingly better and more brilliant after season 10(!!!)

Watch The Wire, then. Story arc is tight over the the entire run of the show. Shows what's possible with format in a way that other shows rarely even try much les pull off.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Grape Ape on June 11, 2013, 02:53:49 AM

Watch The Wire, then. Story arc is tight over the the entire run of the show. Shows what's possible with format in a way that other shows rarely even try much les pull off.

Very true. It almost was like the creator of the series had it all planned out before the first season even came out. The finale at the end of season 5 tied up everything a little too nicely but, other than that, it was excellent all five seasons and much better than anything else that has been on TV.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: YngiweRhoads on June 11, 2013, 01:46:34 PM

It's a bloody lame soap opera. I'd rather watch Breaking Bad if I had to watch television at all.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 11, 2013, 01:59:26 PM

Very true. It almost was like the creator of the series had it all planned out before the first season even came out. The finale at the end of season 5 tied up everything a little too nicely but, other than that, it was excellent all five seasons and much better than anything else that has been on TV.

Planning does help usually. It didn't help The Borgias: this third season is the last. It was cancelled even though it is a good show. It just doesn't have many people watching it.

Game of Thrones is an unstoppable, money-making machine for HBO, and it will continue to be, at least until the show catches up to George R.R. Martin when he’s still in the middle of finishing the second sentence of The Winds of Winter. So it’s tough to remember a time when the show was considered a risky pick-up, because if there’s one thing that people hate, it’s TV shows with violence, moral complexities, bad ass female and male characters, dragons, boobs, and penises, all with a devoted built-in audience. HBO had never aired a fantasy series before, with the exception of Sex and the City (no way that many men would devote themselves to Samantha), and at first, the network’s programming president Michael Lombardo was skeptical of the show. Until one glorious day.

“We had this pilot script and we were budgeting it and scratching our head whether we should go ahead and greenlight this,” Lombardo recalls. “And we were trying to figure out the production challenges. We knew it had to be able to stand next to projects in this genre being done on the big screen yet with a more limited budget.” With the decision hanging over him, Lombardo escaped HBO’s Santa Monica office and hit the gym.

As it turned out, [showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss] go to the same gym.

“And I see Dan on one of the bicycles,” Lombardo says. “He was reading this dog-eared copy of the first book. And it had underscores and yellow highlights [on the pages]. And he did not know I saw him — I was standing on the side. And I thought, ‘We’re going to figure this out. These guys breathe this show in a way that doesn’t happen all the time.’ I found that little window into Dan in that quiet moment, that this is what he was doing in his free time. It was such an acknowledgment of everything I suspected about those guys, and it made me determined to figure this thing out.” (Via)

To recap, if Weiss hadn’t gone to the gym that day and called Pizza Hut instead, this never would’ve happened:

(http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dany-fire.gif)

That should be the slogan for every gym in America. “Come here, lose weight, get an HBO show greenlit.”

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Army of One on June 12, 2013, 04:49:16 AM

Surprised at Swedes reaction, I thought season 1 and 2 were slow paced and good but not great.Season 3 however was amazing and one of the best seasons of any show ever.Finally the big battles started and the big names getting taken down, shit getting real in all areas of the land.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones
Post by: Irongrip400 on June 12, 2013, 04:57:35 AM

Yes. I would say it is a 1A to Mad Men's 1, with GOT being 2. I would have had it only top five had it not been for this last season, which put it up above The Killing and Justified. Sons of Anarchy has already jumped the shark, but I will continue to watch. Boardwalk Empire is coming dangerously close as well. We are living in a great time for cable television bros.

Yes. I would say it is a 1A to Mad Men's 1, with GOT being 2. I would have had it only top five had it not been for this last season, which put it up above The Killing and Justified. Sons of Anarchy has already jumped the shark, but I will continue to watch. Boardwalk Empire is coming dangerously close as well. We are living in a great time for cable television bros.

HBO has done good for a while. Wire, Sopranos, 6 feet under was surprisingly amazing. One of the funniest shows ever in Larry David. Good shit man

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on June 16, 2013, 06:56:34 PM

This guy will spend most of his career playing kings and princes. If the looks fit...

Let’s hope that Richard Madden has an easier time wearing a crown in “Cinderella” than he does in “Game of Thrones.”

Madden, who plays King in the North Robb Stark in the hit HBO series, has been cast as the glass slipper gal’s prince in Disney’s upcoming live-action “Cinderella” film, the studio announced Wednesday.

“Cinderella,” slated for a 2014 release, is set to star “Downton Abbey” actress Lily James as the rags-to-riches heroine and Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine, her evil stepmother. Kenneth Branagh is directing, and the screenplay was penned by Aline Brosh McKenna (“The Devil Wears Prada”).

Simon Kinberg, who was recently recruited to write a stand-alone “Star Wars” spinoff film, is a producer on “Cinderella.” Kinberg and McKenna (the two are friends) hatched the plan for a live-action update of the classic fairy tale.

“We were thinking of titles and characters that we hadn’t really seen done in a modern, live-action way, and we were kind of stunned that Cinderella hasn’t really been done that way, as a traditional, loyal telling of the story,” Kinberg told Hero Complex. “She’s a great, iconic character, a character that I loved when I was a kid, and I loved the Disney animated movie.”

Kinberg said that people’s familiarity with the story of Cinderella will work in the film’s favor.

“It’s a funny thing ’cause her name, a little bit like Sherlock Holmes or Star Wars or these other franchises, it’s one of those names that people all around the world know the name and intrinsically know the story,” said Kinberg. “It’s just an identifiable, very rootable underdog story.”

Meanwhile, Madden marches steadily on to the end of “Game of Thrones” Season 3, in which Robb Stark’s position as King in the North grows more and more precarious.

“He’s so honest, and he follows his heart so much,” Madden told Hero Complex contributor Patrick Day last year. “He’s in tragic situations, and there’s so much pressure on him, but, my God, he’s so strong.”

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on July 02, 2013, 03:43:02 PM

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Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on February 12, 2014, 02:02:00 AM

Looks like this season the dragons start eating people.

Game of Thrones Season 4: Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iS3tULXMQ

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on February 12, 2014, 05:34:11 AM

When does season 3 on blu ray come out?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: _aj_ on February 12, 2014, 07:02:50 AM

It goes to his little brother but Grandad will rule as steward till of age,

he has a little brother? I don't recall that. I know that Stannis is the rightful heir, but also Robert Baratheon had a ton of children but Joffrey had them all killed but one so he'd be next in line.

I think it was grandad that off'd Joffrey. He didn't fight all those wars and killed all those people so that Joff could piss it all away. Grandad knew that Joffrey would fuck it all up. Old cunning man had Jamie kill the previous king as well and probably had a hand in Baratheon being killed.

Kind of upset though that a whole episode passed and no titties were shown.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on April 15, 2014, 06:35:32 AM

he has a little brother? I don't recall that. I know that Stannis is the rightful heir, but also Robert Baratheon had a ton of children but Joffrey had them all killed but one so he'd be next in line.

I think it was grandad that off'd Joffrey. He didn't fight all those wars and killed all those people so that Joff could piss it all away. Grandad knew that Joffrey would fuck it all up. Old cunning man had Jamie kill the previous king as well and probably had a hand in Baratheon being killed.

Kind of upset though that a whole episode passed and no titties were shown.

and he has a little sister too....that Tyrian married off somewhere

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 15, 2014, 06:51:24 AM

Amazingly though, people have travelled across the 7 kingdoms back and forth in record time yet Danerys is trudging along slowly making baby steps to King's landing. Bitch should just jump on the back of one of the dragons and fly there and torch the place

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on April 15, 2014, 06:53:07 AM

Amazingly though, people have travelled across the 7 kingdoms back and forth in record time yet Danerys is trudging along slowly making baby steps to King's landing. Bitch should just jump on the back of one of the dragons and fly there and torch the place

they all better worry about whats heading south from beyond the wall....those dragons going to be busy

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on April 15, 2014, 08:50:53 AM

In the book ("A Storm of Swords") the little brother (Tommen; he has not done much on the show) becomes king next and marries the Tyrell wench. He is a fairly normal child.

There are several major deaths yet to come this season if they continue to follow the book closely :D In the book (which is the most recent previous season plus this current one on the show), Mormont, Robb Stark, Cat Stark, Joffrey, SPOILERSBalon Grejoy, Ygritte, Obertyn Martell, Shae, Tywin, and Lysa ArrynSPOILERS all die within like the last 50% of the book, it is a bloodbath.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on April 15, 2014, 08:58:21 AM

Jon Snow?....spoil it for me, dead or alive?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on April 15, 2014, 09:03:01 AM

He doesn't die in this book. I can't say for sure what they will do on the TV show (they are supposedly blending in some events from the 4th and 5th books too). At the very end of the fifth book ("A Dance With Dragons") he is stabbed many times in a coup by his Night's Watch brothers. It is left ambiguous as to whether he's actually dead or not.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on April 15, 2014, 09:09:37 AM

ty...

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on April 15, 2014, 09:13:38 AM

In the end, there will be a clash of White Walkers and Wights against Fully Grown Dragons.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on April 15, 2014, 09:14:34 AM

he has a little brother? I don't recall that. I know that Stannis is the rightful heir, but also Robert Baratheon had a ton of children but Joffrey had them all killed but one so he'd be next in line.

I think it was grandad that off'd Joffrey. He didn't fight all those wars and killed all those people so that Joff could piss it all away. Grandad knew that Joffrey would fuck it all up. Old cunning man had Jamie kill the previous king as well and probably had a hand in Baratheon being killed.

Kind of upset though that a whole episode passed and no titties were shown.

Joffrey's younger brother has not been shown in a while. I think he was in the keep about to be poisoned by Cersei in the Blackwater episode in case Stannis' troops took King's Landing. By the time that character has a part to play again it will probably be a more grown up actor.

Gendry is the last of Robert Baratheon's bastards. Ser Davos helped him escape from Stannis and Melisandre.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: _aj_ on April 15, 2014, 11:23:44 AM

Sunday's episode was a lot better than Ep.1. Why won't Joffrey's new bride become queen? She's queen now. Are the Lannisters going to annul that wedding?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on April 15, 2014, 11:26:09 AM

Sunday's episode was a lot better than Ep.1. Why won't Joffrey's new bride become queen? She's queen now. Are the Lannisters going to annul that wedding?

The crown doesn't transfer to non blood. Hence why Queen Elizabeth is the Queen but Philip is not a King. She is blood, not him.

Queen Elizabeth passed a law last year that overrode an old one where the brother of the king would be next in line if the King didn't have a son but daughter to allow the daughter to get it and that is because she didn't want Harry to be King because Harry is not blood. She knows he's a bastard child of some fling Princess Diana had.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 15, 2014, 03:54:43 PM

Well, you’ve done it again, Game of Thrones: you broke the Internet. Or rather, the Internet’s busiest pirates broke it in the name of watching Sunday night’s episode by any means necessary. The most illegally downloaded show ever just beat its own record (set by its third season finale episode) thanks to “The Lion and The Rose,” which saw — Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert! — King Joffrey of House Brat-atheon (har har har) get himself good and murdered.

And, naturally, the dispatch of the most hated villain in television history (a lofty title but we feel comfortable handing it thusly) sent the web’s fiercest torrenters into a veritable feeding frenzy; we’re sure it’s because people just wanted to see how their fantasy fantasy league players were doing. Mere hours after the Purple Wedding took place, the episode was up online and being shared by 193,418 people. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “at the time of the record torrent, 145,594 had a complete copy and continued to upload, while 47,824 were still downloading the file.” BitTorrent, one of the most popular torrent platforms on the web, explained that this bested their current record-holder, the previous season of Game of Thrones‘ finale, which saw 171,572 users sharing the episode online and was downloaded approximately 1.5 million people.

Serious question, though: why did everyone insist on stealing it when HBO has already openly admitted to not caring about HBO Go password sharing? (When are you going to allow people subscription options for the Go platform as a standalone, HBO? Eh?) Surely connection to an HBO Go account must be fewer degrees than it takes to get to Kevin Bacon, right?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on April 15, 2014, 04:53:56 PM

The actor for Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) did an amazing job with the character.

I actually don't know anyone who has HBO Go.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: jude2 on April 15, 2014, 05:44:54 PM

Joffrey's younger brother has not been shown in a while. I think he was in the keep about to be poisoned by Cersei in the Blackwater episode in case Stannis' troops took King's Landing. By the time that character has a part to play again it will probably be a more grown up actor.

Gendry is the last of Robert Baratheon's bastards. Ser Davos helped him escape from Stannis and Melisandre.

The younger brother was shown in this episode standing next to Joffrey;s mother and the grandpaw during the wedding.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Nails on April 15, 2014, 07:09:49 PM

The actor for Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) did an amazing job with the character.

I actually don't know anyone who has HBO Go.

For some the login password that is used to access the account in general for whatever provider(Comcast, dish, directtv) that subscribes to HBO can allow it. If you have HBO and don't use the provider's site, you may not realize that you can use it on whatever laptop, tablet, or smartphone that meets the minimum streaming requirements.

That is: I click on the HBO GO link and sign in with the Comcast username and password. Then I can watch whatever on the HBO GO site.

A lot of people would not give out a password that would let whoever has it change what channels you pay for.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: denarii on April 15, 2014, 10:48:10 PM

you can watch it on watchseries.lt

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: _aj_ on April 16, 2014, 05:46:30 AM

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Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 10, 2014, 10:29:23 AM

So far this season has be meh!

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 10, 2014, 10:34:01 AM

They created this whole stupid story line not even in the books. Not sure why. The books have plenty of material to choose from.

I'm not sure what they are doing with Cersei either. Seem to be trying to make her a character that the audience will empathize with vs. in the books she's basically a despicable bitch.

This is interesting to me because Martin has supposedly shared with the show's creators the broad strokes of how the story will end.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: The Scott on May 11, 2014, 09:20:53 AM

Oops! My mistake. Thought this said "A Game of Thongs". ;D Now this thread is bodybuilding related.

I still have trouble suspending belief in a midget being such a powerful character in those times...I know a few folks that enjoy the series so I can understand why as I am a fan of period pieces such as this.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 11, 2014, 09:31:43 AM

Oops! My mistake. Thought this said "A Game of Thongs". ;D Now this thread is bodybuilding related.

I still have trouble suspending belief in a midget being such a powerful character in those times...I know a few folks that enjoy the series so I can understand why as I am a fan of period pieces such as this.

It's an adaptation of a series of Fantasy/SciFi novels, not really a Period Piece per se.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: The Scott on May 11, 2014, 09:34:36 AM

They created this whole stupid story line not even in the books. Not sure why. The books have plenty of material to choose from.

Also I think they were trying to give Jon Snow something action-oriented to do this season. I don't remember him doing much in the latter half of the third book other than walking around Castle Black talking to people and getting ready for the Wildlings to attack.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 12, 2014, 07:27:11 AM

Is it just me, but does anyone else get a raging hard on whenever there are scnese with Danarys?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: stuntmovie on May 12, 2014, 09:00:29 AM

As a result of reading some of these comments, I read THE GAME OF THRONES over a period of 4 days and then ran across Season 1 at Target for a total price of $10, so I bought it and am now watching it to see how it adheres to the book.

Surprised to see that I know one of the principal characters who is doing a damn good job acting as one of the principal characters (DRAGO???) but have not run into him since he got that great acting role.

Dumb or not, I think that this is a great show and plan on reading all the books and eventually watching all the episodes.

Big surprise is that the author knocks off those individuals whom you think will be the principal characters throughout the entire story-line.

Big interest is .... Will those young dragons be of importance in future episodes?

And how the hell will King Joffrey get knocked off? It's somewhat evident that he will be killed during the series.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 12, 2014, 09:04:36 AM

The first season follows the first book almost to a T if I remember right (haven't watched or read either in some time).

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: funk51 on May 12, 2014, 10:18:33 AM

As a result of reading some of these comments, I read THE GAME OF THRONES over a period of 4 days and then ran across Season 1 at Target for a total price of $10, so I bought it and am now watching it to see how it adheres to the book.

Surprised to see that I know one of the principal characters who is doing a damn good job acting as one of the principal characters (DRAGO???) but have not run into him since he got that great acting role.

Dumb or not, I think that this is a great show and plan on reading all the books and eventually watching all the episodes.

Big surprise is that the author knocks off those individuals whom you think will be the principal characters throughout the entire story-line.

Big interest is .... Will those young dragons be of importance in future episodes?

And how the hell will King Joffrey get knocked off? It's somewhat evident that he will be killed during the series.

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Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: stuntmovie on May 12, 2014, 10:32:46 AM

FUNK, MSG sent.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: jude2 on May 12, 2014, 04:57:04 PM

Who will the midget fight in the trial by combat ?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on May 12, 2014, 05:30:57 PM

Oberyn will fight for Midget against Cerseis Champion, the HUGE Mountain.

The Mountain(http://37.media.tumblr.com/d3079ca5226cba771567d6d87b33793f/tumblr_muiqv8c0sf1r00l9eo1_500.jpg)http://24.media.tumblr.com/55031def1aaaf74618f7bdb4b739978e/tumblr_mtt23whSv91qfh27qo1_400.jpg

Since Cersei has Mountain, Trial by Combat usually means Death.

Will Tyrion survive this? ;)

This is going to be awesome. I was wondering when the Strongman was going to make his mark. He most likely die. He will be too slow for the horny guy.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on May 13, 2014, 05:20:07 AM

stupid hippie......all the fkn tats, what a waste.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 13, 2014, 05:59:26 AM

Spoiler:

The bodybuilder (Cercei's champion) kills the health-look prince (Tyrion's champion) and later dies from the poison on the prince's "spear" :D Jaime and Varys free Tyrion from prison before he can be executed. Tyrion escapes on a boat to Pentos and kills Shae and Tywin on his way out.

That is all in the book so I don't know if they'll do it the same on the show.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on May 13, 2014, 06:35:23 AM

The bodybuilder (Cercei's champion) kills the health-look prince (Tyrion's champion) and later dies from the poison on the prince's "spear" :D Jaime and Varys free Tyrion from prison before he can be executed. Tyrion escapes on a boat to Pentos and kills Shae and Tywin on his way out.

That is all in the book so I don't know if they'll do it the same on the show.

:o didn't see that coming....jaw dropped

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 13, 2014, 06:56:48 AM

Thanks. I THOUGHT the Mountain looked different this year, but I never bothered to look into it.

Sucks. They replaced a Getbigger.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on May 30, 2014, 06:44:21 AM

I'm looking forward to the battle this weekend between the mountain and prince bisexual. It should be pretty awesome. I was hoping the hound would face off against his brother but I suppose that's not going to happen.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: clownbaby on May 30, 2014, 08:49:10 AM

No way, Bjornson is way more intimidating and the second strongest man in the world. He is bigger and quicker than any other actor casted for that role and is said to have moved with the sword better than any of the other mountains.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: The Ugly on May 30, 2014, 10:03:00 AM

Is this a mystical deal, with dragons and whatnot, or a historical thing? Totally out of the loop here.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on May 30, 2014, 10:48:18 AM

I'm looking forward to the battle this weekend between the mountain and prince bisexual. It should be pretty awesome. I was hoping the hound would face off against his brother but I suppose that's not going to happen.

I bet they do face off later.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on May 30, 2014, 04:31:28 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCpWf_ybG3Y

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on May 31, 2014, 05:26:11 AM

Can an argument be made that both champions died in combat, so technically the God's did not favor any one particular decision?

They said that the purpose of this match was to see which outcome the God's favored, but the result leaves it a bit vague.

"1"

Actually, Mountain lived (he's just taking a nap, collapsed from his injuries, but was still alive at the time), but dies later from the Poison on Oberyns Snake-like Spear. (He ain't called The Red Viper for nothing!)

So during that "Trial of Combat", only Oberyn died, Mountain just fainted/collapsed.

Thus, no Draw of Peace.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Grape Ape on June 02, 2014, 06:25:47 AM

in the book...how does Oberon die? same way? or was it an unnecessary violent and grotesque death for the ratings? just curious.....

“Prince Oberyn had circled behind him. ‘ELIA OF DORNE!‘ he shouted. Ser Gregor started to turn, but too slow and too late. The spearhead went through the back of the knee this time, through the layers of chain and leather between the plates on thigh and calf. The Mountain reeled, swayed, then collapsed face first on the ground. His huge sword went flying from his hand. Slowly, ponderously, he rolled onto his back.”

“Clegane’s hand shot up and grabbed the Dornishman behind the knee. … Gregor’s hand tightened and twisted, yanking the Dornishman down on top of him. They wrestled in the dust and blood, the broken spear wobbling back and forth. Tyrion saw with horror that the Mountain had wrapped one huge arm around the prince, drawing him tight against his chest, like a lover.”

With that, Clegane makes his confession:

“‘Elia of Dorne,’ they all heard Ser Gregor say, when they were close enough to kiss. His deep voice boomed within the helm. ‘I killed her screaming whelp.’ He thrust his free hand into Oberyn’s unprotected face, pushing steel fingers into his eyes. ‘Then I raped her.’

Clegane slammed his fist into the Dornishman’s mouth, making splinters of his teeth. ‘Then I smashed her f—ing head in. Like this.’ As he drew back his huge fist, the blood on his gauntlet seemed to smoke in the cold dawn air. There was a sickening crunch.”

On seeing the Red Viper’s demise, Ellaria Sand screams in horror, and Tyrion throws up his glorious breakfast.

“I put my life in the Red Viper’s hands, and he dropped it. When he remembered, too late, that snakes had no hands, Tyrion began to laugh hysterically.”

“Prince Oberyn had circled behind him. ‘ELIA OF DORNE!‘ he shouted. Ser Gregor started to turn, but too slow and too late. The spearhead went through the back of the knee this time, through the layers of chain and leather between the plates on thigh and calf. The Mountain reeled, swayed, then collapsed face first on the ground. His huge sword went flying from his hand. Slowly, ponderously, he rolled onto his back.”

“Clegane’s hand shot up and grabbed the Dornishman behind the knee. … Gregor’s hand tightened and twisted, yanking the Dornishman down on top of him. They wrestled in the dust and blood, the broken spear wobbling back and forth. Tyrion saw with horror that the Mountain had wrapped one huge arm around the prince, drawing him tight against his chest, like a lover.”

With that, Clegane makes his confession:

“‘Elia of Dorne,’ they all heard Ser Gregor say, when they were close enough to kiss. His deep voice boomed within the helm. ‘I killed her screaming whelp.’ He thrust his free hand into Oberyn’s unprotected face, pushing steel fingers into his eyes. ‘Then I raped her.’

Clegane slammed his fist into the Dornishman’s mouth, making splinters of his teeth. ‘Then I smashed her f—ing head in. Like this.’ As he drew back his huge fist, the blood on his gauntlet seemed to smoke in the cold dawn air. There was a sickening crunch.”

On seeing the Red Viper’s demise, Ellaria Sand screams in horror, and Tyrion throws up his glorious breakfast.

“I put my life in the Red Viper’s hands, and he dropped it. When he remembered, too late, that snakes had no hands, Tyrion began to laugh hysterically.”

It's hard to get shocked anymore, but this show seems to be able to continue to do it.

SPOILER:

We've seen brutality, but squeezing a man's skull to pieces was a new one....great ending. But I really liked the Oberyn character, so that sucks.

The skull crush is not so new. It usually happens off screen in movies with ratings below R. The most recent I can think of was Star Trek: Into Darkness when Carol is screaming when it is happening to her father.

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Post by: Kwon_2 on June 02, 2014, 10:10:10 AM

“Prince Oberyn had circled behind him. ‘ELIA OF DORNE!‘ he shouted. Ser Gregor started to turn, but too slow and too late. The spearhead went through the back of the knee this time, through the layers of chain and leather between the plates on thigh and calf. The Mountain reeled, swayed, then collapsed face first on the ground. His huge sword went flying from his hand. Slowly, ponderously, he rolled onto his back.”

“Clegane’s hand shot up and grabbed the Dornishman behind the knee. … Gregor’s hand tightened and twisted, yanking the Dornishman down on top of him. They wrestled in the dust and blood, the broken spear wobbling back and forth. Tyrion saw with horror that the Mountain had wrapped one huge arm around the prince, drawing him tight against his chest, like a lover.”

With that, Clegane makes his confession:

“‘Elia of Dorne,’ they all heard Ser Gregor say, when they were close enough to kiss. His deep voice boomed within the helm. ‘I killed her screaming whelp.’ He thrust his free hand into Oberyn’s unprotected face, pushing steel fingers into his eyes. ‘Then I raped her.’

Clegane slammed his fist into the Dornishman’s mouth, making splinters of his teeth. ‘Then I smashed her f—ing head in. Like this.’ As he drew back his huge fist, the blood on his gauntlet seemed to smoke in the cold dawn air. There was a sickening crunch.”

On seeing the Red Viper’s demise, Ellaria Sand screams in horror, and Tyrion throws up his glorious breakfast.

“I put my life in the Red Viper’s hands, and he dropped it. When he remembered, too late, that snakes had no hands, Tyrion began to laugh hysterically.”

I was really looking forward to some dragon ass kicking action this season. I don't think it's going to happen. I'm sure I'll be caught up on all the books by the time next season rolls around.

You'll need to keep on waiting.

Anyone figure out the theme of this show. Anyone in love ends up having the other person die. Seems it sucks to love or be loved back in the 7 kingdoms. Whores reign supreme. Prince Bisexual who ended up being a bo staff master got too cocky for his own loin cloths.

I do love how little finger is all pimping out Sansa to himself. Nothing like young punany to make you forget about her mom. lol

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Post by: The Ugly on June 04, 2014, 11:56:16 AM

This sounds like Harry Potter for adults.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 04, 2014, 04:21:45 PM

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lry5vqcf1D1qkj3iyo1_500.gif)

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 04, 2014, 04:24:17 PM

It was filmed at Burlington Bar in Chicago, Illinois, and highlights some epic reactions, including shrieking, clapping, hands-over-mouth terror and blank-faced, stoic acceptances of our fate as George R.R. Martin's playthings.

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 04, 2014, 04:42:31 PM

Peter Dinklage’s mullet is further proof he has a cool you can’t teach

Peter Dinklage is perhaps the biggest star on HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ because he exudes a je ne sais quoi never before seen on TV.

Today we found out that the roots of being awesome go back many years with ‘ol Dinky, as the folks over at Reddit found his yearbook photo from the Delbarton Class of 1987…and it’s more GLORIOUS than we ever could have imagined.

During a recent strength competition, former Iceland basketball player and strongman competitor Hafthor Julius Bjornsson got to show off his insane strength by casually deadlifting 994 pounds. The giant 6′ 9″, 420-pound human being played the part of Gregor Clegane (a.k.a. “The Mountain”) on Game of Thrones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKZEk4NG1-o

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Post by: Gregzs on June 04, 2014, 08:04:09 PM

You’ll be hard-pressed to spot Christie’s appearances in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, where she plays “Classy Shopper #2”, or The Zero Theorem, where she can be seen in a “street commercial”, so to avoid straining your eyes, stick to her on-stage performances with perennially befeathered pop peacock Patrick Wolf. In a former life, Christie was a semi-professional gymnast, but a spine injury pushed her into acting, and thence to playing the queen in a Barbican Theatre production of Cymbeline in 2007 and Lucifer at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre in 2010. Come December, you’ll see her in The Hunger Hames: Mockingjay – Part 1, where hopefully she’ll be using her gymastery to teach Jennifer Lawrence how to fall over less often.

Peter Dinklage’s mullet is further proof he has a cool you can’t teach

Peter Dinklage is perhaps the biggest star on HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ because he exudes a je ne sais quoi never before seen on TV.

Today we found out that the roots of being awesome go back many years with ‘ol Dinky, as the folks over at Reddit found his yearbook photo from the Delbarton Class of 1987…and it’s more GLORIOUS than we ever could have imagined.

HBO will eventually deviate completely from the books. They can't run this series forever and Martin is taking his sweet time writing another book if he ever does. They can't just end the series 3 years from now open ended. HBO will have ot tie up some stories that Martin left floating.

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Post by: Thick Nick on June 05, 2014, 09:26:39 AM

HBO will eventually deviate completely from the books. They can't run this series forever and Martin is taking his sweet time writing another book if he ever does. They can't just end the series 3 years from now open ended. HBO will have ot tie up some stories that Martin left floating.

Yes they could... Think about it. End the series where the books are now. Wait a year or two... He finishes the books. You reopen the series again and it will be bigger then now. You get 2 5-6 years series out of it instead of one. It's all about money and ratings... That would be the biggest money maker by far.

The ultimate cliff hanger.

Btw I was really wishing they changed this part of the story and Oberyn won... He could have killed Tywin... Same result really. I knew it was coming but it still sucked. No homo for liking the bi sexual guy.

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Post by: residue on June 05, 2014, 09:32:54 AM

Yes they could... Think about it. End the series where the books are now. Wait a year or two... He finishes the books. You reopen the series again and it will be bigger then now. You get 2 5-6 years series out of it instead of one. It's all about money and ratings... That would be the biggest money maker by far.

The ultimate cliff hanger.

Btw I was really wishing they changed this part of the story and Oberyn won... He could have killed Tywin... Same result really. I knew it was coming but it still sucked. No homo for liking the bi sexual guy.

For years, the Emmy award-winning drama The Soprano 's reigned supreme as the most-watched king of HBO's series, however now it's time for a new drama to claim the throne. [Yeah, we went there.]

The premium cable network announced Thursday that Game of Thrones has officially surpassed The Sopranos as the most popular series in HBO's history. It seems that people just can't get enough of all the mind-blowing, heart-wrenching, and WTF moments in Westeros.

On average, George R.R. Martin 's television adaptation snags and average of 18.4 million viewers a week—officially exceeding the previous record set by the 2002 season of The Sopranos, which had an average gross audience of 18.2 million viewers per episode.

Game of Thrones has already had a significant increase in viewers in just the past year alone. Season three of the critically-acclaimed drama earned an average audience of 14.4 million viewers each week.

With only two new episodes left in season four, fans are waiting with bated breath to discover what's next for their favorite characters—particularly Tyrion, who's fate changed dramatically at the end of last Sunday's jaw-dropping hour.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 05, 2014, 04:56:12 PM

The Mountain dressed as The Hulk for a 3-year-old’s birthday because he’s actually a good dude

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson spent a good amount of time getting his body painted for the surprise. The kid was scared at first, because well, who wouldn’t be. A giant man painted in green that crushes skulls isn’t your garden variety super hero. But in the end, it all worked out. I think. Still can’t get that damn scene outta my head. But I digress.

In light of Sunday's crushing trial by combat, HBO.com connected with Pedro Pascal, the actor behind Oberyn Martell. Pascal shares his analysis of the scene ("cathartic"), what it was like to hold a replica of his own skull, and his take on Oberyn's relationships with the women in his life.

HBO: At what point did you learn Oberyn's fate?

Pedro Pascal: I was told right off the bat. It was in the description of the character arc when I auditioned for the part. I didn't know how he died, until I met [series creators] David Benioff and Dan Weiss in Belfast. They mentioned the crushing of my head in three steps: first the teeth, then the eyes, and finally the entire melon head. My first thought was, "Hopefully I'll be able to compete for a top spot for the most gruesome death on 'Game of Thrones,' " which is saying a lot.

HBO: Have you seen the finished scene?

Pedro Pascal: I haven't, but I can't imagine. [This interview took place before the episode aired.] I have to watch it in time with everyone else. I worry for my family; I really do.

HBO: As gruesome as it is, it looks authentic. Did they make a cast of your head?

Pedro Pascal: They made a cast of my head from the shoulders up and dressed it with facial hair and the expression of violent agony.

HBO: Have you seen it?

Pedro Pascal: Yes! They caught me staring at my head on set. We never get a chance to see ourselves three-dimensionally, and it's totally different. Maybe there was a little narcissism or just the fascination of seeing myself in 360 degrees. I was like, "Holy sh*t. I really look like my dad."

HBO: How much training did you have with the spear?

Pedro Pascal: HBO and 'Game of Thrones' put me in training with a master of wushu, an acrobatic martial arts. People train their entire lives to master this skill, so in a couple of weeks Master Hu could only show me the basics.

HBO: What was the most challenging thing about it?

Pedro Pascal: Everything. Mostly working with a spear that was a foot taller than me. There was sort of a helicopter-propeller move with the spear that I wanted to achieve the "woosh woosh woosh" of. I bought a curtain rod from Home Depot and practiced in my apartment because I was too shy to do it in public.

HBO: What was it like to film the combat scene? Can you explain Oberyn's decisions?

Pedro Pascal: It was very challenging because there was a physical aspect of it – which was the most demanding work that I've ever done – but also Oberyn is climaxing emotionally. Those two things synchronize themselves really beautifully.

I had a fascinating conversation with Lena Headey on set where we discussed the entire arc of the character. Oberyn is desperate to hear the Mountain make his confession. Although it's a violently tragic end, he does ultimately hear the words. There is this bittersweet ecstasy in the idea of delivering oneself to one's own end. It's a very cathartic moment.

HBO: In a previous episode, Oberyn is writing a poem for his daughter. Have you thought through his life in Dorne?

Pedro Pascal: I see him as an extremely contemporary, progressive and loving father. I think it's so suitable that he had nothing but daughters to raise. He doesn't shape ideas based on old conventions so his daughters are not limited by backwards, medieval morality.

HBO: He's very emotionally intelligent.

Pedro Pascal: I think there's a depth in the way that Oberyn perceives the world and the way he lives in it. I think there's a lot of woman inside of Oberyn, which attributes to his strength.

HBO: Can you explain what you mean by "a lot of woman"?

Pedro Pascal: Perceptiveness. Intelligence. In the world of 'Game of Thrones,' which can harshly reflect some of the darker elements of our reality, I would argue that women are often forced to be smarter and more in touch with themselves because their circumstances are so ruled by men. Women's survival skills kick in a bit earlier.

HBO: Would you say that Oberyn is a feminist?

Pedro Pascal: Absolutely. Without choosing to be. It's just intrinsic and logical to him. Ellaria Sand is the love of his life because she is his equal, if not his superior, in certain ways. That's part of what makes him such a fierce man because he knows who to take his lead from.

HBO: How do you hope that fans remember Oberyn?

Pedro Pascal: As a lover and a fighter. As a fun character who ushered in something new to King's Landing and stirred some sh*t up: Big in, big out.

HBO: Fans are bound to be brokenhearted.

Pedro Pascal: As am I. As I have been all along.

HBO: Would you like to see Oberyn's death avenged?

Pedro Pascal: F*ck yeah.

Think Fast

HBO: If you were on trial, what would your crime be?

Pedro Pascal: Oberyn would probably go a little too high up the chain in his sexual escapades. He'd probably sleep with the king's wife or the queen's husband.

HBO: You’re invited to a GOT wedding. Would you accept or decline?

Pedro Pascal: I accept. Any opportunity to go hand-in-hand with Ellaria, because there's always an opportunity to get laid at the wedding.

HBO: The Hound says he’d go to Braavos next. Where would you reinvent yourself?

Pedro Pascal: I would stick around King's Landing. There's a nice brothel room open to the ocean.

HBO: What would you name your sword?

Pedro Pascal: Sammy the Sand Snake

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Post by: Kwon_2 on June 06, 2014, 11:14:01 AM

Great CGI on the Dragons here.

At 00:14 (http://www.xvideos.com/video7999027/anikka_albrite_-_game_of_bones_khaleesi)

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Post by: Gregzs on June 06, 2014, 08:07:22 PM

Once you get out of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and across the narrow sea, different languages start to come into the picture. The fictional world feels richer and more realistic because of the presence of such tongues as Dothraki and High Valyrian. David J. Peterson crafted the Dothraki words for Game of Thrones, and he’s working with Living Language to create books, audio tools, and even an app so you can learn to speak like a Khaleesi in the comfort of your living room.

This is the real deal, not like the Muzzy parody we featured a few months ago. Living Language is a company that offers legit programs to teach a host of non-fictional languages. As far as I can tell, Dothraki is the first time they’re dipping into the fictional realm. They’re taking it seriously by offering different access points at varying price levels.

For only $4, you can download a Dothraki Companion App. They call this the Dothraki learning experience on the go (oh, so many jokes can be made); it’s more of a practice tool to go with the book or online course. Just the app comes packed with a pronunciation guide, conversational dialogue, and interactive games. For $20, you’ll get a Dothraki book and CD package with written exercise questions, culture notes, vocabulary words, and grammar examples.

If you want to lead a khalasar though, you can spend $30 and go through the online course. It has five progressive lessons, hundreds of phrases, and an extensive pronunciation guide. You can pre-order it and the book and CD package at Living Language. Go ahead and download a sample page from a lesson while you’re there.

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Post by: no one on June 07, 2014, 08:32:42 AM

you don't watch the show so you can maintain your snobbery, obviously.

I don't like identifiably faces that comes from the tv show, when i re-read the books and there's a jamie pov i see Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in my head completely different than how i had him pictured

ya it's the characters/ faces thing for sure. in my head I know what everyone looks like. I'd get throw for a loop if I watched the show I think. just seeing that pic of brienne I was like damn. I have her as a brunette. and way uglier. in my head she actually looks facially like a girl at my work.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 08, 2014, 08:49:33 PM

ya it's the characters/ faces thing for sure. in my head I know what everyone looks like. I'd get throw for a loop if I watched the show I think. just seeing that pic of brienne I was like damn. I have her as a brunette. and way uglier. in my head she actually looks facially like a girl at my work.

Sooo. You've got ugly girls at work.

Nice episode tonight even though completely different from last week. Olly becomes a badass during battle.

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Post by: Kwon_2 on June 11, 2014, 01:11:44 PM

Once you get out of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and across the narrow sea, different languages start to come into the picture. The fictional world feels richer and more realistic because of the presence of such tongues as Dothraki and High Valyrian. David J. Peterson crafted the Dothraki words for Game of Thrones, and he’s working with Living Language to create books, audio tools, and even an app so you can learn to speak like a Khaleesi in the comfort of your living room.

This is the real deal, not like the Muzzy parody we featured a few months ago. Living Language is a company that offers legit programs to teach a host of non-fictional languages. As far as I can tell, Dothraki is the first time they’re dipping into the fictional realm. They’re taking it seriously by offering different access points at varying price levels.

For only $4, you can download a Dothraki Companion App. They call this the Dothraki learning experience on the go (oh, so many jokes can be made); it’s more of a practice tool to go with the book or online course. Just the app comes packed with a pronunciation guide, conversational dialogue, and interactive games. For $20, you’ll get a Dothraki book and CD package with written exercise questions, culture notes, vocabulary words, and grammar examples.

If you want to lead a khalasar though, you can spend $30 and go through the online course. It has five progressive lessons, hundreds of phrases, and an extensive pronunciation guide. You can pre-order it and the book and CD package at Living Language. Go ahead and download a sample page from a lesson while you’re there.

Oh for fucks sake. Why cant people put this type of time and effort into mastering a skill or language that will help you in the teal world instead learning a language that lives in a work of fiction. What next? a klingon dothraki grunting face off?

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 13, 2014, 05:59:30 AM

The Wall battle was interesting to say the least. All of a sudden there's a wooly mamoth and two giant sasquwatches? Where the fuck did they come from and why only two? Kind of an odd battle. It was right in the heat of things then just stopped. Over. I was wondering if I missed something. There's so much content in the books and HBO trying their hardest to jam in as much as they can seems a little jagged at times. Why not make 16 episodes instead of 12 and tell the story a little cleaner?

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 13, 2014, 06:18:53 AM

The Wall battle was interesting to say the least. All of a sudden there's a wooly mamoth and two giant sasquwatches? Where the fuck did they come from and why only two? Kind of an odd battle. It was right in the heat of things then just stopped. Over. I was wondering if I missed something. There's so much content in the books and HBO trying their hardest to jam in as much as they can seems a little jagged at times. Why not make 16 episodes instead of 12 and tell the story a little cleaner?

Without being attached from the backside, defending that wall seems pretty easy, Giants or no Giants.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 13, 2014, 07:04:05 AM

The Wall battle was interesting to say the least. All of a sudden there's a wooly mamoth and two giant sasquwatches? Where the fuck did they come from and why only two? Kind of an odd battle. It was right in the heat of things then just stopped. Over. I was wondering if I missed something. There's so much content in the books and HBO trying their hardest to jam in as much as they can seems a little jagged at times. Why not make 16 episodes instead of 12 and tell the story a little cleaner?

Only a small portion of the army was sent in. They were testing the defenses.

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Post by: Kwon_2 on June 13, 2014, 10:34:30 AM

The Wall battle was interesting to say the least. All of a sudden there's a wooly mamoth and two giant sasquwatches? Where the fuck did they come from and why only two? Kind of an odd battle. It was right in the heat of things then just stopped. Over. I was wondering if I missed something. There's so much content in the books and HBO trying their hardest to jam in as much as they can seems a little jagged at times. Why not make 16 episodes instead of 12 and tell the story a little cleaner?

budget

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Post by: Nails on June 13, 2014, 12:51:06 PM

To be fair... In the book, he actually was wearing a helmet and it didn't help him lol

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Post by: Tedim on June 16, 2014, 06:17:24 AM

season finally was a bit of a letdown.....after the red wedding I expected a much stronger Tywin Shea death scene

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 16, 2014, 06:22:50 AM

Trying to figure out what they were doing at the start with the mountain and extracting his blood. Not sure if he was some mutant super human. Solid episode. Hate the fact the c unt beat the Dog. Oh well.

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Post by: Tedim on June 16, 2014, 06:26:11 AM

Trying to figure out what they were doing at the start with the mountain and extracting his blood. Not sure if he was some mutant super human. Solid episode. Hate the fact the c unt beat the Dog. Oh well.

Spoiler Alertthe mountain will become the white knight at 8ft and no longer human

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Post by: Nails on June 16, 2014, 07:44:33 AM

Happy Fathers day Bitchesss

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Post by: Nails on June 16, 2014, 08:50:52 AM

Never Trust or Love a WHORE, she may fuck your father , causing you to kill him while taking a massive shit on fathers day

The fourth* season of Game of Thrones left us with many a question, but none so concerning to us as that of the fate of one of our favorite Westerosi bastards, Gendry. He of the Baratheon bloodline, so young and virile and handsome and… stuff. Where was he? We hadn’t seen him at all this season: what gives? What happened after the Onion Knight Ser Davos shipped the lad off to sea? With nothing but the clothes on his back, the dream of a life less terrifying, and the oars in his hands? Where did he go? GENDRY WHERE DID YOU GO?!

Well, we finally have our answer thanks to the actor formally known as Joe Dempsie (he’s forever the bastard Gendry in our hearts) and this highly informative tweet:

Still rowin’…#GoT

— Joe Dempsie (@joedempsie) June 18, 2014

So there you have it, folks. Mystery hilariously solved. (Sorta.) Well played, Mr. Dempsie, well played. Although we’re curious where the heck in the Realm you are if you’ve been rowing for, what, a year? Forget Westeros and Essos (and probably even Sothoryos) — we bet he’s likely discovered Ulthos at this point. Has our wee Gendry gone from bastard boy to George R.R. Martin’s version of Columbus? Only time will tell.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 19, 2014, 09:33:04 PM

Much of it may be getting kept close to the chest for the moment, but from what we have seen of the new Sean Bean-led TNT drama Legends, from 24 and Homeland’s Howard Gordon, has been solid. Above all else, it will be nice to have Ned Stark back on our television screens, this time with a semi-automatic! Before the show premieres in August, TNT has released an all new, atmosphere focused trailer for the new series courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.

For the uninitiated, the new action series, according to The Hollywood Reporter, “centers on undercover agent Martin Odum (Sean Bean), who works for the FBI’s Deep Cover Operations (DCO) division. Martin can transform himself into a completely different person for each job, but he begins to question his own identity when a mysterious stranger suggests Martin isn’t the man he believes himself to be.”

So some trippy Jason Bourne s**t seems to be what’s going down on this series, and that’s fine with us because if there’s one thing we action fans love with our gunplay, it’s a crisis of identity. Also, if that plot description means Bean will be portraying himself completely differently every episode Alias style, we’re totally cool with that too.

Currently there’s no word on how many times Bean’s character is set to die during the course of the series.

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Post by: _aj_ on June 21, 2014, 04:01:05 AM

Please, tell me my mom and me (I'm setting some of you up for a joke here) aren't the only ones watching this. Season 2 started a few weeks ago.

I say that, perhaps apart from HBO's earlier co-production with the BBC, "Rome," this show is the best on TV. "Breaking Bad" is about the only other show that is half as riveting IMNSHO.

Tyrion is by far my favorite character. If Cersei weren't a piece of ass, she'd probably be my second least-favorite after "King" Marquis de Sade, err, I mean, Joffrey. But Littlefinger ... that conniving guy is worse than the Queen Regent and just a level below the stupid twisted Joffrey.

I appreciate that the show remained faithful to the books and fan favorite "Ed" Stark lost his head. HBO productions too often change shit when they're afraid it'll hurt the audience's feelings; e.g., the extensive changes they've made to "True Blood" v. the books upon which that show is based.

Just the same, damn ... Joffrey can't die soon enough :)

I also hope Khaleesi Targarayen either grows those dragons super-fast or cultivates some serious allies in that city her stragglers enter at the grace of that big, majestic-looking black dude. I seriously wanted to see Drogo lead his armies to kick serious ass so, in his stead, his exquisitely beautiful wife ... (fapfapfap) will do only too nicely :)

Generally speaking, the lot of the people "leading" these divided kingdoms are a bunch of prideful morons. They ALL know the Lannisters are a serious threat. Why not join together to eliminate Tywin and King's Landing, THEN decide who deserves the throne? For that matter, why not divvy up that dumb-assed Iron Throne and have several rulers, something akin to the King's Council?

P.S. -- Just as people said of Natalie Portman in "The Professional" and Emma Watson in the first Harry Potter movie, I predict little Maisie Williams will be a great, if unique-looking beauty when she comes of age. I'd say the actress portraying Sansa is already there but I loathe her character to much, I couldn't pull a hair :D

I know Game of Thrones is popular but I never watched it.

FYI, my mom is 81 and never saw it either.

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Post by: Howard on January 24, 2015, 11:57:23 AM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on March 28, 2015, 10:51:27 AM

Wallace the rabbit has gone from being an incredibly accommodating bunny to acting as a mad king and has demanded that his human provide him with a throne. Following the mandate, his dedicated human built a Game of Thrones-style Iron Throne using carrots and cardboard.

It is beginning to feel like spring, but winter is coming. Wallace’s internet fame has completely gone to his head and now he demands a throne. Will his rule be just, or will his hunger for power be his downfall?

Why yes: that is a giant, rubberized version of Game of Thrones‘ Iron Throne made entirely of black dildos — how did you know and what gave it away? Was it all the power it wielded with its mere presence? Its girth? The way it draws the eye in and makes you swear up, down, left, right, and sideways that you will never go back to sitting on another replica chair ever again? Or maybe it was simply the fact that the video was called “Game of Bones” and, well, I mean what else could this behemoth be, right?

Exxxactly.

So yeah. Bondara — one of the United Kingdom’s most popular online sex toy destinations — decided one day to give the Internet a gift (there is so much pun potential here. Just like SO. MANY. PUNS.), wrangling 200 of their finest dildos and a cavalcade of shameless artisans to construct the beast in a mere 24 hours. Something tells us Tyrion would be far keener to sit on THIS particular throne than the actual Iron Throne. After all, he is the god of tits and wine. And this throne doesn’t stab back (well…) in a way that destroys an entire family and kingdom in one fell swoop.

And exciting bonus for all our UK Nerds out there — there’s a giveaway going on right now where you could WIN THIS EXTREMELY SFW THRONE for your very own, Littlefinger-inspired home.

So, OK, now that we all got through that like adults, let’s go nuts with the dirty punnery in the comments, shall we? After all — in the immortal words of a one Dan “Casey” Snow, “If you thought this would have a happy ending, you clearly haven’t — oh wait, no, it totally will.”

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on March 30, 2015, 06:48:44 PM

Game of Thrones: Bastards of Westeros

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9En4f_SHdx4

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Pork_Chop on March 31, 2015, 01:36:08 AM

Big GOT fan here, but when the last season ended, I went exploring other shows on netflix.

And to be honest, i enjoyed Sons of Anarchy more - just even more ridiculous & entertaining. SOA's "Laying Pipe" is as good an episode as "Mountain and the Viper"

Breaking Bad, slow starter - but it builds and builds nicely. Better Call Saul is also really cleverly written and carrying the mantle on.

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Post by: Tedim on March 31, 2015, 10:38:01 AM

One of my brothers really enjoyed that show but said the final season was a virtual turd with far too much glorified violence. I have never watched it. Then again I have never watched the subject of this thread. It just doesn't appeal to me and while I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings and to a far lesser extent, The Hobbit films, the addition of a midgie in this series is just too damn absurd for me to ever want to watch it.

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Post by: doriancutlerman on April 01, 2015, 08:18:30 AM

One of my brothers really enjoyed that show but said the final season was a virtual turd with far too much glorified violence. I have never watched it. Then again I have never watched the subject of this thread. It just doesn't appeal to me and while I enjoyed the Lord of the Rings and to a far lesser extent, The Hobbit films, the addition of a midgie in this series is just too damn absurd for me to ever want to watch it.

Heh, but the little dude is good. Best midget actor I can think of, really.

I think an obviously smart fella like you would indeed enjoy it if you gave it, oh, say two episodes. I like it better than LOTR, and while those were excellent movies, GOT seems to have a few things that Tolkien's work lack; e.g., character development. I'm not saying LOTR's characters stunk, but I (for one) care a lot more about what happens to a majority of the folks in Westeros, and that includes the nastiest, most sociopathic bad guys.

I really reckon once you learned a bit about Tyrion's (the midget's) past, you might change your mind. But like it or not, eh, that's cool 8)

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Post by: Tedim on April 01, 2015, 09:46:47 AM

Heh, but the little dude is good. Best midget actor I can think of, really.

I think an obviously smart fella like you would indeed enjoy it if you gave it, oh, say two episodes. I like it better than LOTR, and while those were excellent movies, GOT seems to have a few things that Tolkien's work lack; e.g., character development. I'm not saying LOTR's characters stunk, but I (for one) care a lot more about what happens to a majority of the folks in Westeros, and that includes the nastiest, most sociopathic bad guys.

I really reckon once you learned a bit about Tyrion's (the midget's) past, you might change your mind. But like it or not, eh, that's cool 8)

I would let my kids watch LOTR or Hob...would encourage them too. Good and Bad evident and on display.

I read an article about how GOT uses the nude scenes to actually develop the plot where other shows just have nude scenes to show tits and ASS. HBO actually tries to have dialogue that important to the storyline while they show snatch and tits.

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Post by: Tedim on April 01, 2015, 10:05:05 AM

I read an article about how GOT uses the nude scenes to actually develop the plot where other shows just have nude scenes to show tits and ASS. HBO actually tries to have dialogue that important to the storyline while they show snatch and tits.

I am against dialogue when it comes to ass, snatch, or tits....for the record!

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Post by: Kwon_2 on April 09, 2015, 01:35:03 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0XbcNcNJgQ

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Post by: Gregzs on April 13, 2015, 08:32:23 PM

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Post by: BigRo on April 13, 2015, 10:57:06 PM

Even though Game of Thrones is filmed in my beautiful homeland I have never got in to it at all. The overall storyline/theme just does not interest me.

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on April 14, 2015, 01:16:46 AM

Didn't start watching until season 3 because I didn't think it would interest me.

It is by far, the best show on TV. Possibly ever.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 14, 2015, 06:40:35 AM

This season deviates completely from the books. The midget is not even in the story, actually the majority of the main characters are not in the story at this point. Martin has a note in the book that he is going to come back to those characters but deviate in a different direction. HBO just can't all of a sudden drop the majority of actors for a season so they decided to rewrite a lot of the storylines. Not a fan of this. I can live without some of the characters knowing it's closer to the book.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 14, 2015, 07:53:53 AM

One thing that pissed me off is when they decided to show Dario's bare ass but Kaleesi all covered up in bed. So is she not going to show us the tits and snatch now?

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Post by: SquatsRule on April 14, 2015, 08:31:09 AM

One thing that pissed me off is when they decided to show Dario's bare ass but Kaleesi all covered up in bed. So is she not going to show us the tits and snatch now?

Kaleesi has said she wants to be remembered for her acting and not her tits. Expect much less boobage from her if any at all.

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Post by: James28 on April 14, 2015, 09:14:07 AM

Endured all the way through to Season 2 or 3 and gave up halfway through. No real depth to the storyline nor is the world rendered fully. Half fantasy half real. At times it feels like a medieval story and the next moment there's Dragons flying around.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 14, 2015, 09:48:54 AM

Endured all the way through to Season 2 or 3 and gave up halfway through. No real depth to the storyline nor is the world rendered fully. Half fantasy half real. At times it feels like a medieval story and the next moment there's Dragons flying around.

There's a big super-natural story to this. Fantasy meets King Arthur. I think that's what keeps me hooked. I couldn't deal with just medieval times shit.

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Post by: bigmc on April 14, 2015, 09:51:52 AM

Endured all the way through to Season 2 or 3 and gave up halfway through. No real depth to the storyline nor is the world rendered fully. Half fantasy half real. At times it feels like a medieval story and the next moment there's Dragons flying around.

books are better

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Post by: OneMoreRep on April 14, 2015, 09:57:20 AM

The first episode was not as exciting as I would have hoped for.

For a season premiere, it left much to be desired.

"1"

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Post by: denarii on April 14, 2015, 10:21:24 AM

I liked how that midget kept turning up in movies tho, playing parts that had nothing to do with being a midget and could have been played by anyone. I think he was in an X Men. Some genius research guy, possessing an essential secret formula and the world hangs in the balance. And who, as it so happens, is also a Little Person.

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Post by: hench on April 19, 2015, 12:00:11 PM

friends were hyping it up, i flicked through the channels one night and came across it, saw cgi baby dragons and carried on flicking

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Post by: James28 on April 19, 2015, 12:10:34 PM

I'll be honest, I kept watching due to that little blond bird with her dragons. So beautiful I found my hand spontaneously moving to my genitals. The dwarf is quite funny too but found his acting too predictable. Liked Sean Bean's character (don't know any names) but he got parted with his head.

Other than that, not much kept me interested. Might give the books a whirl soon.

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Post by: The Wizard of Truth on April 19, 2015, 12:13:22 PM

I liked how that midget kept turning up in movies tho, playing parts that had nothing to do with being a midget and could have been played by anyone. I think he was in an X Men. Some genius research guy, possessing an essential secret formula and the world hangs in the balance. And who, as it so happens, is also a Little Person.

I just finished season 1 of breaking bad, im well behind on the popular tv shows

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Post by: James28 on April 19, 2015, 12:27:29 PM

I still need to watch The Wire, 24, Breaking Bad and Friends. Not seen any of it and been hearing good things.

Have watched season one of the Wire also, bought the boxset for my sister for her birthday so I could watch it,really really good show

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Post by: Gregzs on April 19, 2015, 06:30:13 PM

Game Of Thrones Season 5 - Faceless Men and House of Black and White Explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbaL0_nZ58Q

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Post by: jude2 on April 19, 2015, 07:36:00 PM

Watching it now.

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Post by: Gregzs on April 20, 2015, 08:29:53 PM

Meet The Hot Body Double For Daenerys Targaryen On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Who’s Setting Off A Game Of Boners In My Pants

http://www.brobible.com/life/article/body-double-daenerys-targaryen/

Rosie Mac is an 18-year-old body double for Emilia Clarke (aka Daenerys Targaryen) who comes from Newquay in Cornwall. While up until now she hasn’t had a lead role in Game of Thrones all of that is about to change, since according to Metro the producers of the hit series have become so enamored with her that they’ve made a part just for her in the show.

I remember seasons 1 & 2. Most episodes would leave you wanting more and gave you enough to keep you intrigued until the following week's airing.

"1"

I Believe thats why HBO leaked the first 4 episodes... by episode 4 the season is well on its way. ep 1 and 2 are just setting everything up.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 06, 2015, 10:20:40 AM

This season has been boring. I had to re watch two episodes because I fell asleep. The storyline moves at a snails pace then someone dies. Moves slow then death again. On and on. The storyline is weak in that there is a lack continuity. Sometimes I just wonder what the fuck the show is up to.

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Post by: Tedim on May 06, 2015, 11:06:17 AM

probably stalling cause fat man isnt writing fast enough

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 06, 2015, 11:53:54 AM

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Post by: DanielPaul on May 06, 2015, 06:30:44 PM

Spoiler right her. Jon snow gets stabbed by nights watch brothers for letting wildlings in, they take and try to burn his body but since he's targeryan it will only heal him with help of miselandre and he ends up being the reincarnation of Azor Ahai who banished the white walkers in the first place. Sansa gets winterfell, Jamie will die on the way back from getting his niece/daughter, tyrion will end up as queens hand to dani after she takes the iron throne and theon still has no wiener.

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Post by: Havenbull on May 06, 2015, 06:58:33 PM

Spoiler right her. Jon snow gets stabbed by nights watch brothers for letting wildlings in, they take and try to burn his body but since he's targeryan it will only heal him with help of miselandre and he ends up being the reincarnation of Azor Ahai who banished the white walkers in the first place. Sansa gets winterfell, Jamie will die on the way back from getting his niece/daughter, tyrion will end up as queens hand to dani after she takes the iron throne and theon still has no wiener.

Thats from the books. They are deviating heavily from that.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 07, 2015, 06:41:11 AM

Spoiler right her. Jon snow gets stabbed by nights watch brothers for letting wildlings in, they take and try to burn his body but since he's targeryan it will only heal him with help of miselandre and he ends up being the reincarnation of Azor Ahai who banished the white walkers in the first place. Sansa gets winterfell, Jamie will die on the way back from getting his niece/daughter, tyrion will end up as queens hand to dani after she takes the iron throne and theon still has no wiener.

Theories are Jon Snow is the third sibling of the targeryan's as there are three dragons. He was birthed by Kaleesi's Dad and some other chick before Ned found him and raised him

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Post by: DanielPaul on May 07, 2015, 08:31:34 AM

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 08, 2015, 09:10:51 AM

The reason why it sucks so much is that it has deviated a lot from the books. The book its based on took a big side trip, at the start Wells states that he is going to focus on other characters and will come back to the others in the next book. This leaves HBO in a situation where they'd have to sideline most of the cast for a season which would be odd so they wrote in this new story of the midget going to see Kaleesi, the Sansa Marrying Bolton and so on. This last week with Ser beresten getting killed at the end was another HBO ism. They are fucking up the books.

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Post by: IronMeister on May 08, 2015, 09:12:47 AM

(http://i.imgur.com/i8ZNEwj.jpg)

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Post by: Gregzs on May 10, 2015, 08:20:09 PM

Beware of Spoilers

Game Of Thrones Season 5 - Lyanna Stark Explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q4_1zaQyZQ

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Post by: Nails on May 19, 2015, 12:28:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1URvDyzh8uI

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 19, 2015, 12:30:39 PM

lol at Ramsay. True getbigger. People are mad that they changed the storyline form the book so Sansa would have marriage sex or rape as they like to call it.

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Post by: OneMoreRep on May 19, 2015, 12:39:41 PM

Theories are Jon Snow is the third sibling of the targeryan's as there are three dragons. He was birthed by Kaleesi's Dad and some other chick before Ned found him and raised him

and "young griff"??

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Post by: RocketSwitch625 on May 19, 2015, 02:41:13 PM

What a load of cobblers. The show is designed to distract people away from reality and judging by the comments here, they've done a good job of it. You all allow yourselves to be brainwashed so easily.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Army of One on May 19, 2015, 02:46:12 PM

Its a good show, not a great one.Another one of the best sheep finders in life is when you know people who call this show great or best ever, never trust that person.

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Post by: Hulkotron on May 19, 2015, 03:50:25 PM

The last couple episodes have been a little better. This is still so far the worst season by far though.

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Post by: The True Adonis on May 19, 2015, 05:59:37 PM

The last couple episodes have been a little better. This is still so far the worst season by far though.

No way. The acting has been the best ever.

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 19, 2015, 06:04:26 PM

It's been great the whole way through. It can't always be hack and slash, betrayal and death all the time. Things are being set up for the next series of "holy shit" moments. Patience is severely lacking.

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Post by: dantelis on May 19, 2015, 07:09:39 PM

A Feast for Crows, the book which correlates to Season 5 is the worst book of the series, so not surprised that this season isn't as good.

Yep, that's the issue. HBO was forced to rewrite a lot or drop all main characters for this entire series as this book takes a big shit to tell a lot of other storylines while dropping a lot in the process.

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Post by: Gregzs on May 24, 2015, 08:45:04 PM

Beware of Spoilers

Game Of Thrones Season 5 - Maester Aemon Targaryen Explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4S50IQc3Bg

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Post by: Automation on May 25, 2015, 10:47:40 PM

What we learnt from S05E07: Doornish girl's tits are rock hard and have exquisite nipples. I think Bronn will end up sucking on those perfect boobs.

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Post by: Kwon_2 on May 26, 2015, 04:51:09 AM

Bronn + Sand Snake #3 = True

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Post by: OneMoreRep on May 26, 2015, 05:39:48 AM

The last 3 episodes better have some amazing excitement from start to finish, because as of the last 7 episodes, this season of Game of Thrones has sucked.

"1"

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 26, 2015, 05:41:11 AM

I'm in agreement, but it looks like it's gravitating towards some cool shit.

I hope you're right.

I really want to see Dragons flying around while burning random people and sheep. What would also be nice is if Bran Stark works his magic and manages to control one of those dragons the way he does with wolves and the ogre.

I'd also like the wildlings and Stannis' army to come together to crush some white walkers and smash Bolton's army.

Not to mention that it's about time for that faceless god guy to finalize "the girl's" training.

And finally, I'd also like Theon Greyjoy to grow some balls, since he can't grow anything else down there. That standing there and watching the Bolton bastard take the Stark girl for a spin is not cool.

"1"

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 26, 2015, 06:30:59 AM

I really want to see Dragons flying around while burning random people and sheep. What would also be nice is if Bran Stark works his magic and manages to control one of those dragons the way he does with wolves and the ogre.

I'd also like the wildlings and Stannis' army to come together to crush some white walkers and smash Bolton's army.

Not to mention that it's about time for that faceless god guy to finalize "the girl's" training.

And finally, I'd also like Theon Greyjoy to grow some balls, since he can't grow anything else down there. That standing there and watching the Bolton bastard take the Stark girl for a spin is not cool.

"1"

Bolton's demise will be glorious. Ideally, while being sodomized by Brienne.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 26, 2015, 06:38:18 AM

Bolton's demise will be glorious. Ideally, while being sodomized by Brienne.

When Bolton called over Sansa to show her something. I thought for sure it would be a hanging Brienne but it turned out to be the old messenger lady.

Love how the kuntface Cersie got locked up. hahaha. bought time that bitch had some of her own medicine. As much as I hate the whole Sparrow storyline, seeing her suffer makes up for it.

As much as I wanted to smack around Joffrey, the little shit Tommen is worst. Such a spineless little twit.

Funny though how much people hate this season and if anyone has read the books they'll realize this season deviates completely from the books. It's not coincidence that once the writers bastardized the books that the show took a dive. Just keep to the source material. RR Martin wrote some fantastic books and some Harvard grad writers are trying to make the show their own and are killing it.

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Post by: f450 on May 26, 2015, 08:49:14 AM

When Bolton called over Sansa to show her something. I thought for sure it would be a hanging Brienne but it turned out to be the old messenger lady.

Love how the kuntface Cersie got locked up. hahaha. bought time that bitch had some of her own medicine. As much as I hate the whole Sparrow storyline, seeing her suffer makes up for it.

As much as I wanted to smack around Joffrey, the little shit Tommen is worst. Such a spineless little twit.

Funny though how much people hate this season and if anyone has read the books they'll realize this season deviates completely from the books. It's not coincidence that once the writers bastardized the books that the show took a dive. Just keep to the source material. RR Martin wrote some fantastic books and some Harvard grad writers are trying to make the show their own and are killing it.

True. Just follow the books. Add the new characters and follow the POVS like RR did. The audience will enjoy it just like they enjoyed the books. I know its for TV but it kills me when writers do this. Why do they think the books are so popular in the first place? You have a magnificent writer who has given you the perfect script but you just add your own shit for the ADD generation and fuck it all up.

Luckily the source material is so good that it will withstand the stupidity and arrogance of the writers. Thank goodness for that.

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Post by: SquatsRule on May 26, 2015, 09:15:16 AM

I really want to see Dragons flying around while burning random people and sheep. What would also be nice is if Bran Stark works his magic and manages to control one of those dragons the way he does with wolves and the ogre.

I'd also like the wildlings and Stannis' army to come together to crush some white walkers and smash Bolton's army.

Not to mention that it's about time for that faceless god guy to finalize "the girl's" training.

And finally, I'd also like Theon Greyjoy to grow some balls, since he can't grow anything else down there. That standing there and watching the Bolton bastard take the Stark girl for a spin is not cool.

"1"

We finally got to see a dragon burn and eat somebody. It was just one person but better than nothing.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 26, 2015, 09:43:57 AM

True. Just follow the books. Add the new characters and follow the POVS like RR did. The audience will enjoy it just like they enjoyed the books. I know its for TV but it kills me when writers do this. Why do they think the books are so popular in the first place? You have a magnificent writer who has given you the perfect script but you just add your own shit for the ADD generation and fuck it all up.

Luckily the source material is so good that it will withstand the stupidity and arrogance of the writers. Thank goodness for that.

You nailed it. The ADD generation. They need to speed things along in fear people will be bored. God forbid they add the characters they should or else the dumb sheep won't be able to keep along with the storyline.

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Post by: Automation on May 26, 2015, 10:17:41 AM

More Dornish tits and I'm happy...

But seriously, I really want Stannis to win. This probably means he will die.

However, if he does win, I fear that it will cost him his daughter to do so.

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Post by: Tedim on May 26, 2015, 10:22:58 AM

I really want to see Dragons flying around while burning random people and sheep. What would also be nice is if Bran Stark works his magic and manages to control one of those dragons the way he does with wolves and the ogre.

I'd also like the wildlings and Stannis' army to come together to crush some white walkers and smash Bolton's army.

Not to mention that it's about time for that faceless god guy to finalize "the girl's" training.

And finally, I'd also like Theon Greyjoy to grow some balls, since he can't grow anything else down there. That standing there and watching the Bolton bastard take the Stark girl for a spin is not cool.

"1"

More Spoilers (some may be true, some may not. Use your own judgement OMR!)

The Mountain will soon be re-animated by the Maester to become a real Zombie Frankenstein more than 10xtimes as strong as before.

Arya will become an epic Assassin slaying anyone in her path.

Tyrion and Jorah Mormont will become buddies.

Cersei will be stripped naked and do the Walk of Shame.

Jon Snow is more than what meets the eye (much more powerful when he merges and does a fusion with x), which the Crows soon will notice.

Reek will eventually snap out of it and summon his Uncles Victarion Greyjoy and the dreaded pirate Euron Greyjoy to join the fray.

Victarion, Commander of the Fleet(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/29700000/asoiaf-a-song-of-ice-and-fire-29748716-1000-1055.jpg)

But seriously, I really want Stannis to win. This probably means he will die

So trueWish for something fair or right in got and the opposite happens

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 26, 2015, 11:57:59 AM

Stannis' bitch knows that John Snow is fire retardant. He's a dragon king like his siblings. I bet he gets control of one of the Dragons. Makes sense of Kaleesie's vision of John standing alone in a burnt down village. Fucker can't be killed. I just want to see Stannis stick it to the Boltons. Fucking Jew assholes.

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Post by: Kwon_2 on May 26, 2015, 12:02:11 PM

Stannis' bitch knows that John Snow is fire retardant. He's a dragon king like his siblings. I bet he gets control of one of the Dragons. Makes sense of Kaleesie's vision of John standing alone in a burnt down village. Fucker can't be killed. I just want to see Stannis stick it to the Boltons. Fucking Jew assholes.

Correct about some things here.

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Post by: Tedim on May 26, 2015, 02:05:32 PM

Lol how'd the Jews get in this?

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Post by: Kwon_2 on May 26, 2015, 03:32:14 PM

John Snow vs blue eyed cgi?Terrible battle scene and no build up to it.

This season suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked big time

Not being able to put it in a context?

Do you not comprehend that Winter (the LONG winter) is COMING???

The White Walkers bring the cold with them, they attack when they feel the time is right.

The right time to attack Hardhome was to gain reinforcements (kill as many wildlings as possible) before the majority of the Wildlings in Hardhome had left the town.

They do not need build-up.

But when the Long Winter has spread across the land, everyone knows what will come.

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Post by: evandatp on June 02, 2015, 11:04:36 AM

You have to be careful with the diuretics.(http://i2.wp.com/www.brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/508_promo_stills_13001698321.jpg?zoom=2&resize=640%2C360)

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Post by: funk51 on June 02, 2015, 11:19:01 AM

great show you have to watch from beginning to fully understand it...

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Post by: Gregzs on June 04, 2015, 03:28:12 AM

(http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GoT-Snow.gif)

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 04, 2015, 06:43:17 AM

Now it makes sense why the season up until now has been a bore. they saved their budget for this one fight scene. It was pretty cool though. The White Walkers had to attack when they realized the Wildings were trying to leave. I loved the Giant. Basically "Donkey Kong" stands for what the fuck are you looking at in giant talk. It was the best episode in a couple seasons for sure.

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Post by: Tedim on June 04, 2015, 08:10:02 AM

Now it makes sense why the season up until now has been a bore. they saved their budget for this one fight scene. It was pretty cool though. The White Walkers had to attack when they realized the Wildings were trying to leave. I loved the Giant. Basically "Donkey Kong" stands for what the fuck are you looking at in giant talk. It was the best episode in a couple seasons for sure.

Disturbing shades of the sacrifice of Iphigenia in Aeschylus' Agamemnon.

Benioff has two young daughters; it must have been difficult to write the episode.

The scene diminishes sympathy for Stannis.

That's exactly the parallel I thought of when I saw that scene. Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter in order to appease Artemis for favorable winds versus Stannis' sacrifice in order to have safe voyage through the agonizing snow.

"1"

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Post by: Tedim on June 08, 2015, 07:00:15 AM

hope Ramsey peels Stanis's face like a banana....most fathers would burn the world for their daughters.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on June 08, 2015, 08:02:13 AM

There is no nobility in selflessness, the good of the many is a damnable ideal. Just like future rewards, Locke, Mills, Marks, Engels all demand sacrifice from all others but themselves...Religions, social ideologies all promise rewards later, while you squalor in your filth now.

In that episode all we see is a ambitious man sacrificing all for his super ego, nothing else.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Tedim on June 08, 2015, 08:43:11 AM

Interesting points. It seems that Stannis was, by your lights, damned if he did or if he didn't. If he sacrifices his daughter for the sake of the "cause," you say there is no nobility or justification in his "selflessness;" and if he sacrifices his daughter for his own ambitions (selfishness), he's also ignoble and unjustified. However, doesn't the same hold if he choose not to sacrifice his daughter out of his personal love, which would doom the fate of his troops (selfishness). Did Stannis have a way out?

If you believe that choices are linear....then indeed he was damned if he did or if he didn't. But they're not, he has every opportunity to avail himself of his own trap, yet he presses forward into it. Why?, his wants his needs are all that matter, he is a driverless tank grinding everything in its path, as he is hollow inside. Was there a way out?

Yes, he could have given up his "future" kingdom....

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Grape Ape on June 08, 2015, 03:31:51 PM

It's a complicated issue. Stannis is a hard man, but seems to be very principled (perhaps a tragic flaw -- where his strength will be his undoing). The making of a choice, which, I should imagine, involves some measure of deliberation, is inherently teleological: i.e., it is driven by a means-ends calculus with a goal in mind. One chooses between possible options based on some sense of future expectation. So, in this sense, the choice-making apparatus seems inescapably "linear" (if this is what you mean). I agree with you that Stannis did have the option of giving up his goal of ruling the Seven Kingdoms. He could have chosen to forsake his imagined destiny, and go against those visions he has been shown (by Melisandre). But, I think you would agree, that this option would still be based on another vision of futurity (not sacrificing his daughter to see her live a little longer), which is also linear. In any case, thanks for your thoughtful comments.

Linear, schminear. A hot chick with nice tits told him to do something, so he did.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 08, 2015, 03:49:47 PM

Yes the "event" I thought was going to happen did not happen. Please tune in for next week :D

I agree though.

Now, I'm really excited to see what might happen in the finale.

This last episode was "ok" and while the dragon at the end was certainly entertaining (the music truly adds to the overall magic), I almost felt as if those spears that were getting through might have slowly started to inflict some damage.

Shittiest part is that even if the finale is amazing, then there is another year to wait for another season.

"1"

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 08, 2015, 03:58:21 PM

This last episode was "ok" and while the dragon at the end was certainly entertaining (the music truly adds to the overall magic), I almost felt as if those spears that were getting through might have slowly started to inflict some damage.

Shittiest part is that even if the finale is amazing, then there is another year to wait for another season.

"1"

I believed this because in all the previous seasons they have done their chessboard-smashing in Episode 9 then Episode 10 is the aftermath and setting things up for the next season.

There is a major major major thing still to happen, assuming they are wrapping up the major events from the most recent book in this season. It can potentially be as shocking as the Red Wedding depending on how the present it. If it's the very last thing in the episode this week then fade-to-black, people will go ape-shit :D

edit: actually I guess Tywin was killed in Episode 10 last season, I thought it was 9.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on June 08, 2015, 07:26:06 PM

I believed this because in all the previous seasons they have done their chessboard-smashing in Episode 9 then Episode 10 is the aftermath and setting things up for the next season.

There is a major major major thing still to happen, assuming they are wrapping up the major events from the most recent book in this season. It can potentially be as shocking as the Red Wedding depending on how the present it. If it's the very last thing in the episode this week then fade-to-black, people will go ape-shit :D

edit: actually I guess Tywin was killed in Episode 10 last season, I thought it was 9.

****Spoiler*****

Are you talking about the stabbing of John Snow by the brothers of the watch?

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 08, 2015, 07:57:03 PM

^^^ Bd_Dd Yes but I didn't want to spoil it for our esteemed moderator OMR, you may respectively wish to edit your post.

Some fans take this show very seriously :o

Supposedly Stannis Baratheon is killed too (quote post to see), although in the book that's just in a letter that Jon gets from Ramsey, could be fake. You don't see a corpse or anything.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on June 08, 2015, 09:35:00 PM

There is no nobility in selflessness, the good of the many is a damnable ideal. Just like future rewards, Locke, Mills, Marks, Engels all demand sacrifice from all others but themselves...Religions, social ideologies all promise rewards later, while you squalor in your filth now.

In that episode all we see is a ambitious man sacrificing all for his super ego, nothing else.

I would think that Stannis right hand man will either kill Melisandra or Stannis when he finds out what happens. He loved the girl and doesn't agree at all with what's going on. he especially hates the fire witch. His loyalty will only go so far.

As for JS. They've been setting it up all season for that little kid to do something "shocking". Even Sam told him sometimes you need to do what you think is right and that kid had an evil idea. He's not happy that John invited those wildings that killed his whole familia. You'll expect that little kid to stick a knife right into John's heart next week.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 09, 2015, 11:12:14 AM

Lol, it was just a guess on my my part. They telegraphed their intentions quite easily. Then you mentioned the wedding so....

Should let everyone suffer anyway cause the season sucked right? ;D

It's had its moments but overall I would say this has been the weakest season so far by a pretty good margin. They don't have a lot to work with, the two most recent books, which this season is based on, were not as good as the first three, lots of filler and plot lines not really going anywhere.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 09, 2015, 11:13:23 AM

It's had its moments but overall I would say this has been the weakest season so far by a pretty good margin. They don't have a lot to work with, the two most recent books, which this season is based on, were not as good as the first three, lots of filler and plot lines not really going anywhere.

It's the weakest because the whole season deviated from the books completely.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 09, 2015, 11:29:02 AM

It's the weakest because the whole season deviated from the books completely.

I wouldn't say "completely" but they did merge a lot of plotlines. The only extensive stuff in those two books I can think of that's really been cut entirely is Jamie's trip to the Riverlands and that group of Dornish guys (Quentyn? The dude that got fried by the dragon), but I haven't read either of them in several years now.

Also the plot with the Dorne prince (Doran) to have his daughter marry the guy who may or may not be Dany's lost little brother? I forget the details but that seems to have been axed except for Jorah getting the skin rash that that one guy got in the book.

Basically the whole Dorne plotline on the show seems like a waste of time and I'm not sure where they're going with it other than to give Jamie and Bronne some screentime this season.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 09, 2015, 11:42:03 AM

The daughter getting burned never happened. The Night King showing up never happened, Sansa marrying Ramsay never happened, Tyrion meeting Kaleesi never happened.

They based the majority of this season on storylines that don't happen in the books.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on June 09, 2015, 11:46:21 AM

The daughter getting burned never happened. The Night King showing up never happened, Sansa marrying Ramsay never happened, Tyrion meeting Kaleesi never happened.

They based the majority of this season on storylines that don't happen in the books.

These are not "complete deviations" though. Most of them are things that are in progress already in the books or something similar is going on:

- They've talked about burning the daughter frequently in the books (it will probably happen)- Night's King is a real character in the books and is going to show up eventually- Tyrion is well on his way to meeting up with Dany- Ramsey married someone pretending to be a Stark daughter and Sansa is clearly being set up to go take back Winterfell eventually

They aren't just making whole plotlines up with no basis in the book story. The showrunners know the broad strokes of how the entire story progresses and ends, this was one of the stipulations they made on the author before the show started.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Irongrip400 on June 14, 2015, 08:19:52 PM

Oh snap! :o

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 14, 2015, 08:25:36 PM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 15, 2015, 05:19:11 PM

John is not dead. It will turn out Melisandra making Stannis kill his daughter was more for keeping john alive. She knew Stannis was done. Notice the black blood flowing upwards when john laid there. I loved seeing Cersi take the longest walk of shame ever. Hahahaha. Bitch VM a be mad.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on June 15, 2015, 05:24:48 PM

John is not dead. It will turn out Melisandra making Stannis kill his daughter was more for keeping john alive. She knew Stannis was done. Notice the black blood flowing upwards when john laid there. I loved seeing Cersi take the longest walk of shame ever. Hahahaha. Bitch VM a be mad.

I would be very surprised if he is dead for good. The show's publicity machine is going 100% now trying to convince everyone he's gone for good, probably just to build up a surprise reveal next year.

I think he'll turn into whatever that "Coldhands" guy is in the books.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on June 15, 2015, 06:03:59 PM

John is not dead. It will turn out Melisandra making Stannis kill his daughter was more for keeping john alive. She knew Stannis was done. Notice the black blood flowing upwards when john laid there. I loved seeing Cersi take the longest walk of shame ever. Hahahaha. Bitch VM a be mad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeIsHnC00c

I expect the Watch to be disappointed.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: AD2100 on June 18, 2015, 04:36:31 PM

Stupid show for stupid people.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: doriancutlerman on June 19, 2015, 02:11:41 PM

The show is good. Anyone who follows it with some consistency [probably] won't dispute that. It is a TV show with great actors and a near-commercial movie budget backing it, to say nothing of the good story.

Other shows have their perks; e.g., Adonis' favorite "Hell On Wheels." I love that show, too. And "True Detective" is, IMNSHO, without rival for what it is.

But when I initiated this thread, GoT ran without competition from HoW, TD or the Walter White show, which was beyond awesome in its own right.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: funk51 on June 19, 2015, 02:28:21 PM

And dragons, even though I know you're being sarcastic ;) The second those gold-masked assholes (Sons of the Harpy, I think they called themselves?) started popping up, I would've let Dragon's siblings loose -- if, of course, I were Khaleesi ... (in which case, I'd probably never make it out of my bedroom; if I awoke looking like her or Emilia Clarke, I'd probably spend the next week fingering myself. And have you seen her BODY DOUBLE?! Holy fucking smokes ... ).

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: AD2100 on June 19, 2015, 04:50:31 PM

SHIT Show for SHIT People

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kwon_2 on June 19, 2015, 04:55:09 PM

Ok, thanks, fellas. Brought it up because Dennis Lehane, a great writer, was involved. Not worth buying a whole season, though, based on your reviews.

Now back to magic and dragons.

"The Wire" is the best show on TV, IMO. It starts out slow and it takes about 4 episodes to pick up, like a novel that builds momentum as it goes along. It's very involved with multiple characters and it's best to watch it with the subtitles on to pick everything up. Season 4, which focused on inner city middle school, was amazing. I think Lehane wrote episodes in seasonfour and maybe season three. It's very realistic and authentic and not your typical Hollywood TV show. It's also too intelligent and real for most viewers and the ratings were always verylow when it was on HBO. I haven't seen anything better since it ended it's run almost 10 years ago.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: AD2100 on July 26, 2015, 07:30:23 AM

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: stuntmovie on February 29, 2016, 05:01:39 PM

A few years back a fellow GetBigger recommended that I read THE GAME OF THRONES.

The first chapter got me hooked and I've been a fan ever since and I eventually dove into the TV series which I found to be even more fascinating than the book.

What surprised me about the whole damn series is that the heros seldom win and some real bad shit happens to one in particular which could never be discussed in mixed and polite circles such as this GetBig Board in particular.

The only thing I dislike about this series is that there are too damn many characters with confusing names and I have a problem recalling who is whom and the results of the ensuing family feuds.

Not too many TV watchers dislike this series and it has won numerous awards over the years it has been on TV.

I have only met one of the principal actors in this production and I have to admit that the did a good job before the script killed him off.

I doubt that any avid GetBiggers have watched DOWNTON ABBEY, but it is another TV series that has gained my attention due to its historical background and how the aristocrats used to live in Great Britain and the changes that occurred after WW1.

Maggie Smith's portrayal as the DUCHESS is some of the best acting I'v ever watched.

Great job, Maggie Smith!

I gotta end this by saying that it is an amazing thing to watch a good friend become a different person entirely. I see this on numerous occasions at family gatherings and it always fascinates meespecially when the 'actor' is only 6.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 17, 2016, 06:57:47 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOrJiM81iyY

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 23, 2016, 06:19:31 AM

Cinemax and HBO are on free preview this weekend

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 24, 2016, 09:17:15 PM

A little more than good? "[In its five seasons,] the series has received 86 Emmy Award nominations, including five consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nominations, with 26 wins …. In 2015, it set a record for winning the most number of Emmy Awards for a series in a single year, with 12 wins out of 24 nominations." (no nerdo)

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on April 25, 2016, 05:28:23 AM

A little more than good? "[In its five seasons,] the series has received 86 Emmy Award nominations, including five consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nominations, with 26 wins …. In 2015, it set a record for winning the most number of Emmy Awards for a series in a single year, with 12 wins out of 24 nominations." (no nerdo)

I think it's started to rely a bit too much on shock / "who will die next??". The quality of the writing/story-telling hasn't been consistently good for a while now.

I suspect the cast/crew/writers/etc. are weary of it after six years but it's so wildly popular they have to keep going.

Still a great show though.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kahn.N.Singh on April 25, 2016, 05:38:39 AM

I think it's started to rely a bit too much on shock / "who will die next??". The quality of the writing/story-telling hasn't been consistently good for a while now.

I suspect the cast/crew/writers/etc. are weary of it after six years but it's so wildly popular they have to keep going.

Still a great show though.

Hey, Hulkotron!

I can't disagree. It's a cash- and award-cow, and a guilty pleasure I look forward to before starting the weekly grind.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 25, 2016, 05:41:08 AM

The show has turned into a "woman Power" show. The writer is pretty much out of it now. The show runners are creating their own storylines and making it about Female Power. Fuck them. I'm so sick of this shit.As for titties, that red bushed witch has a face that looks like it's 40 but tits like an 18 year old. Just fantastic.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: dr.chimps on April 25, 2016, 05:44:29 AM

A little more than good? "[In its five seasons,] the series has received 86 Emmy Award nominations, including five consecutive Outstanding Drama Series nominations, with 26 wins …. In 2015, it set a record for winning the most number of Emmy Awards for a series in a single year, with 12 wins out of 24 nominations." (no nerdo)

I like it and watch it as soon as new eps come out, I just don't feel it's as great as everyone makes out.Awards in tv and movies are a huge circle jerk so I wouldn't put much stock in that.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Kahn.N.Singh on April 25, 2016, 08:15:56 AM

I like it and watch it as soon as new eps come out, I just don't feel it's as great as everyone makes out.Awards in tv and movies are a huge circle jerk so I wouldn't put much stock in that.

Your points are well taken. It's not a perfect show. However, because some episodes are so good, they set a very high bar for other episodes to clear. We'll have to judge it as a whole, when the run is complete.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Bindare_Dundat on April 25, 2016, 10:17:37 AM

Your points are well taken. It's not a perfect show. However, because some episodes are so good, they set a very high bar for other episodes to clear. We'll have to judge it as a whole, when the run is complete.

I agree. Its still.one of the best if not the best TV show going right now. I love the way the story unfolds.its only individuals with commercial length patience that can't understand it so fuck them.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 25, 2016, 11:45:33 AM

I agree. Its still.one of the best if not the best TV show going right now. I love the way the story unfolds.its only individuals with commercial length patience that can't understand it so fuck them.

It's like watching a movie each week. I believe its the highest cost per episode of any show to produce at something like $5-10 million per episode. it was enough that they almost cancelled it after season 1 then the DVD sales exploded when word of mouth went around convincing HBO to renew it.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: PJim on April 25, 2016, 01:00:31 PM

It's okay. I keep up to date with it but there's something missing from it that I can't quite put my finger on. I guess it's missing that ethereal quality that the greatest films and TV programmes seem to have in heaps. If anybody has watched Cowboy Bebop they'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: HTexan on April 25, 2016, 01:02:38 PM

It's okay. I keep up to date with it but there's something missing from it that I can't quite put my finger on. I guess it's missing that ethereal quality that the greatest films and TV programmes seem to have in heaps. If anybody has watched Cowboy Bebop they'll know exactly what I'm talking about.

You think cowboy bebop is better then games of thrones? Cowboy bebop isn't even better then serial experiment lain. ::)

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 25, 2016, 04:59:52 PM

hulk i think all he does now is eat sleep shit and watch football games.

he is living off his hbo money, that is why i dont think he will ever finish the books 2 books in 16 years is a bad pace.

i remember it happened to stephen king with his dark tower books, but he sat down and wrote the last 3 books in a year.

Seems like a prick as we'll. While HBO was urging him to finish the books he went ahead and wrote a completely different book. Think he's just fucking with HBO now. They realize it and pretty much wrote this whole season himself.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: SquatsRule on April 26, 2016, 07:03:23 PM

Seems like a prick as we'll. While HBO was urging him to finish the books he went ahead and wrote a completely different book. Think he's just fucking with HBO now. They realize it and pretty much wrote this whole season himself.

yes he snaps at his die hard fans as well, the people who kept who on the table for him long before h.b.o

he wrote the first 3 books in a span of 5 years. and has put out two in the past 16- the past two books have not been good at all.

but he has worked on other shitty books that people dont care about or buy. if he gets the books done now i will be surprised.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Gregzs on April 26, 2016, 08:11:51 PM

Since the end of Game of Thrones season one, there has been a massive, Jason Momoa-shaped hole in our hearts. Ever since the hulking leader of the Dothraki horde shuffled off this mortal coil, we have not encountered anyone quite like him. Sure, Daenerys Targaryen came into her own as the Mother of Dragons and the Khaleesi, but apart from a few Dothraki here and there, as well as her Bloodriders, we haven’t really encountered another Khal…until now. On Sunday night’s season 6 premiere, Joseph Naufahu made his unforgettable debut as Khal Moro, the leader of the Dothraki khalasar that captured Daenerys at the end of season 5. While he is a musclebound behemoth of a man, this Khal isn’t all grunting and murder; rather, he seems to possess a sense of humor as well as an insatiable bloodlust. With Daenerys under his “protection” as they transport the widowed Khaleesi to Vaes Dothrak, it is all but guaranteed that we’ll be seeing an awful lot of Khal Moro this season.

(http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/got-khal-moro.jpg)

Fortunately, actor Joseph Naufahu does not share his on-screen counterpart’s qualms about boarding ships and crossing the Narrow Sea. While in Los Angeles, Naufahu came by our studio to chat about his character, his first day on set, the sticky prank Emilia Clarke played on him, and much more — including a tidbit about working on the upcoming Scarlett Johansson-starring Ghost in the Shell adaptation.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: _aj_ on April 27, 2016, 02:52:39 AM

hulk i think all he does now is eat sleep shit and watch football games.

he is living off his hbo money, that is why i dont think he will ever finish the books 2 books in 16 years is a bad pace.

i remember it happened to stephen king with his dark tower books, but he sat down and wrote the last 3 books in a year.

For two decades, I looked forward to the Dark Tower books, so well written and seemed to tie all of the King books together. His last Dark Tower was a travesty. He should have been sued for writer malpractice. He totally phoned that shit in and ruined what could have been his greatest property. Fuck, I am still mad about that.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: oldschoolfan on April 27, 2016, 03:01:20 AM

For two decades, I looked forward to the Dark Tower books, so well written and seemed to tie all of the King books together. His last Dark Tower was a travesty. He should have been sued for writer malpractice. He totally phoned that shit in and ruined what could have been his greatest property. Fuck, I am still mad about that.

aj bro yes i agree, i am in same boat i spent nearly 20 fucking years waiting for that series to complete

my dad, was really into it, the ending dissapointed him so much he refuses to read anything king writes now. the ending was horrible

and how he killed flag such a let down.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: 240 is Back on April 27, 2016, 08:12:49 AM

Since the end of Game of Thrones season one, there has been a massive, Jason Momoa-shaped hole in our hearts. Ever since the hulking leader of the Dothraki horde shuffled off this mortal coil, we have not encountered anyone quite like him. Sure, Daenerys Targaryen came into her own as the Mother of Dragons and the Khaleesi, but apart from a few Dothraki here and there, as well as her Bloodriders, we haven’t really encountered another Khal…until now. On Sunday night’s season 6 premiere, Joseph Naufahu made his unforgettable debut as Khal Moro, the leader of the Dothraki khalasar that captured Daenerys at the end of season 5. While he is a musclebound behemoth of a man, this Khal isn’t all grunting and murder; rather, he seems to possess a sense of humor as well as an insatiable bloodlust. With Daenerys under his “protection” as they transport the widowed Khaleesi to Vaes Dothrak, it is all but guaranteed that we’ll be seeing an awful lot of Khal Moro this season.

(http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/got-khal-moro.jpg)

Fortunately, actor Joseph Naufahu does not share his on-screen counterpart’s qualms about boarding ships and crossing the Narrow Sea. While in Los Angeles, Naufahu came by our studio to chat about his character, his first day on set, the sticky prank Emilia Clarke played on him, and much more — including a tidbit about working on the upcoming Scarlett Johansson-starring Ghost in the Shell adaptation.

that whole exchange about "well, okay, maybe one of the top 5 things" was awkward and unfunny. It reeked of effort.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: mazrim on April 27, 2016, 08:27:24 AM

he has only put out 2 books in 16 years, i doubt he will ever finish the series, plus hes a fat slob he could die any day

Robert Jordan died before finishing Wheel of Time. The last three books were written by a different author too finish. Started the first but wasn't the same style. Stinks when you read all the others and never get to see it truly finished.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on April 27, 2016, 09:05:28 AM

that whole exchange about "well, okay, maybe one of the top 5 things" was awkward and unfunny. It reeked of effort.

Now it's a bunch Harvard Jew Grads in their 20's who took writing that are now the screen writers. It's not the same show anymore. The same was the midget talking to the lady who thought he wanted to eat her baby.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: DanielPaul on April 27, 2016, 09:17:57 AM

For two decades, I looked forward to the Dark Tower books, so well written and seemed to tie all of the King books together. His last Dark Tower was a travesty. He should have been sued for writer malpractice. He totally phoned that shit in and ruined what could have been his greatest property. Fuck, I am still mad about that.

i was a huge fan as well, what do you think of idris elba being picked as Roland for the movie? Book VII I think was shitty because he was having trouble coming off pain killers. I thought Wind Through The Keyhole was great though I think it's DT 4 1/2

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: HTexan on April 27, 2016, 12:23:07 PM

Now that they are veering away from the books, I believe the quality is going to drop off a cliff.

Agreed, the new season is way off from the books.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: 240 is Back on May 01, 2016, 10:02:29 PM

storyline is very good. "If I think of this again, punch me in the face"... the dialogue is not witty.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 02, 2016, 05:38:45 AM

Holy fuck this show is pure drivel now. John Snow resurrected from the witch a few days later? I would feel better if she did it right away but a couple days after rotting sets in and rigor mortis. I do like that Ramsey fed the fat chick and baby to the dogs. So many story lines they're trying to cover and doing it in 8 episodes is just not enough.

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: phreak on May 02, 2016, 05:46:30 AM

Holy fuck this show is pure drivel now. John Snow resurrected from the witch a few days later? I would feel better if she did it right away but a couple days after rotting sets in and rigor mortis. I do like that Ramsey fed the fat chick and baby to the dogs. So many story lines they're trying to cover and doing it in 8 episodes is just not enough.

That's the problem with the writers: They have to keep John Snow in for the fangirls, so storyline or logic be damned. And while it is true that they cannot follow all story lines, they are following the most crucial ones. Making it all the more bizarre that they aren't simply following them as written!

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Hulkotron on May 02, 2016, 07:27:01 AM

I suspect Big John Snow will be brought back to life in the next book as well.

Not sure about some of the other deaths this season though.

These are my thoughts.

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Post by: Kwon on May 02, 2016, 07:39:46 AM

Spoiler: John Snow will eventually ride on one of the Dragons.

Won't happen like this though...

(http://oi65.tinypic.com/2ql7qxx.jpg)

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 02, 2016, 07:53:02 AM

This had some the worst dialog, the worst pacing and scenes that should have been tense just fizzled. I'm waiting for a drum track snare and cymbal hit everything the dwarf makes a funny.

Fuck. So disappointing.

Don't forget the dwarf was completely written out of book 4 I believe yet HBO found a way to keep his character relevant. he's now become the Henny Youngman of this show. I miss the sex scenes. HBO has taken this from R rated to PG-13.

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 02, 2016, 08:19:35 AM

This had some the worst dialog, the worst pacing and scenes that should have been tense just fizzled. I'm waiting for a drum track snare and cymbal hit everything the dwarf makes a funny.

Fuck. So disappointing.

yeah, it's the 2nd week in a row that the imp has said "that's because you have no cawk...." to embarrass the bald spider guy.

I like the fact they don't drag shit out like they used to - but the dialogue is terrible and lots of logic fails. They're trying to re-create the series finale of Breaking Bad with every episode now. Everything is too quick, too pieced together, with lowbrow humor to keep the idiots watching, jon snow to keep the daryl dixon fangirls watching, and everything wraps up in a bow. if the whole season is like this, things are going to be hella confusing.

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 02, 2016, 08:21:53 AM

Gotta love The Imps "If I think of this again, punch me in the face"-comment to the Eunuch.

Good to see the Red Witch listening to reason finally.

Looking forward to the next episode that will make america great again.

I haven't read it in a while but the mom of the sand snakes (forget her name, the hot mature Falcon wench from Rome) isn't really a central character at all in the book. Can't see her killing the Dornish prince.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 02, 2016, 09:43:54 AM

I haven't read it in a while but the mom of the sand snakes (forget her name, the hot mature Falcon wench from Rome) isn't really a central character at all in the book. Can't see her killing the Dornish prince.

Her daughter had the best tits on the show.

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Post by: Gregzs on May 02, 2016, 07:07:25 PM

Years ago I went to see Iron Maiden at Jones Beach,LI. and a bunch of guys showed up on their bikes wearing SOA gear like it was a real gang ::)I was laughing and saying to myself what would happen to theses guys if a bunch of Hells Angels pulled up.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 05, 2016, 05:44:14 AM

Years ago I went to see Iron Maiden at Jones Beach,LI. and a bunch of guys showed up on their bikes wearing SOA gear like it was a real gang ::)I was laughing and saying to myself what would happen to theses guys if a bunch of Hells Angels pulled up.

SoA was good the first few seasons. Then, there were too many "big" things that happened, stuff that you can't turn back from.....but they did. Got ridiculous. Especially when you consider that the lead character's wife was a top of her filed child surgeon, and he could have just spent his time raising his kids and fucking her while enjoying her high six figure salary.....but no.....running guns was far safer for his family.

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 05, 2016, 06:25:51 AM

SoA was good the first few seasons. Then, there were too many "big" things that happened, stuff that you can't turn back from.....but they did. Got ridiculous. Especially when you consider that the lead character's wife was a top of her filed child surgeon, and he could have just spent his time raising his kids and fucking her while enjoying her high six figure salary.....but no.....running guns was far safer for his family.

I agree completely. The first couple of seasons weren't bad and then it took a massive nosedive. I was fast forwarding through alot of it because my eyes started hurting from excessive rolling.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 05, 2016, 07:13:38 AM

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 08, 2016, 10:04:53 PM

the old doc had a nice fart joke tonight. Come on, writers.

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Post by: Pet shop boys on May 09, 2016, 05:49:09 AM

Khaleesi has never been nude on that show , she was asked to have a nude scene on Terminator Genysis and not only she did not agree to it, but her tits look like two fry eggs in real life compared to the juicy fun bags CG Game of Thrones that have legions of fans lusting over

WoooSHHHHHHHHH

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 09, 2016, 06:30:30 AM

Khaleesi has never been nude on that show , she was asked to have a nude scene on Terminator Genysis and not only she did not agree to it, but her tits look like two fry eggs in real life compared to the juicy fun bags CG Game of Thrones that have legions of fans lusting over

WoooSHHHHHHHHH

You forgot the first season where she was anally raped by Khal Drogo. I bet she rewrote her contract after that to not show any more titties.

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 09, 2016, 07:35:30 AM

If there's one more pecker joke this season I'm.done

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 09, 2016, 07:49:40 AM

Khaleesi has never been nude on that show , she was asked to have a nude scene on Terminator Genysis and not only she did not agree to it, but her tits look like two fry eggs in real life compared to the juicy fun bags CG Game of Thrones that have legions of fans lusting over

WoooSHHHHHHHHH

I believe she was in the first season, then refused afterwards.

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The 28-year-old appeared fully nude in Season 1 of “Thrones,” with naked scenes ranging from a scene where she bathed to one where she walked out of a fire with three baby dragons.

Khaleesi has never been nude on that show , she was asked to have a nude scene on Terminator Genysis and not only she did not agree to it, but her tits look like two fry eggs in real life compared to the juicy fun bags CG Game of Thrones that have legions of fans lusting over

WoooSHHHHHHHHH

She had some nude scenes during the first season. Even one in the first EP.(http://49.media.tumblr.com/d844f5283268842757f3fca8e44a6c7b/tumblr_nu8nc0SSq51uc6vb1o4_400.gif)(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NfNcCd3-mWo/VeiCD3S8OKI/AAAAAAAAATo/5mBHMKNIsXw/s1600/Emilia-Clarke-Nude-Photos-3.jpg)

Then she made a statement before Season 4, that she didn't want to do anymore nude scenes.http://www.idigitaltimes.com/daenerys-nudity-emilia-clarke-wont-allow-any-more-khaleesi-naked-scenes-game-thrones-369572 (http://www.idigitaltimes.com/daenerys-nudity-emilia-clarke-wont-allow-any-more-khaleesi-naked-scenes-game-thrones-369572)

Then for Season 6, she changed her mind again.

“I’d like to remind people the last time I took my clothes off was season 3,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “That was awhile ago. It’s now season 6. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/15/game-thrones-emilia-clarke-dany?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter (http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/15/game-thrones-emilia-clarke-dany?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter)

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Post by: Kwon on May 16, 2016, 02:30:53 PM

Nope, they're both dudes (brothers as well), and not following the Goodrum-esque ways of the Kielbasa.

They (the colored bros Rhaegar and Viserion) will be there for the final battle against Whitey. (White Walkers)

Drogon will still dwarf them though, a la prime-Markus Ruhl vs Branch Warren.

so bottom line, long term...

lannisters, tyrells, boltens, greyjoys... they'll all melt away, and the show will come down to (possibly siblings) jon snow and khaleesi uniting to defeat the white walkers?

And then bran's magic time travel communication abilities will tell ned stark to STEP UP and claim the throne when the mad king fell... and we'll see a century of prosperity and unity for westeros as the starks run the iron throne? An alternate reality where our fallen favorites are all happy? Joffrey will be a well-adjusted school teacher, Robert baretheon will be sober and hunting boars with a smile... all of the fallen dead will have better fates and the viewer is floored with happiness.

Why introduce something as massive as time travel communication if they're not going to use it?

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Post by: residue on May 17, 2016, 08:57:50 AM

lannisters, tyrells, boltens, greyjoys... they'll all melt away, and the show will come down to (possibly siblings) jon snow and khaleesi uniting to defeat the white walkers?

And then bran's magic time travel communication abilities will tell ned stark to STEP UP and claim the throne when the mad king fell... and we'll see a century of prosperity and unity for westeros as the starks run the iron throne? An alternate reality where our fallen favorites are all happy? Joffrey will be a well-adjusted school teacher, Robert baretheon will be sober and hunting boars with a smile... all of the fallen dead will have better fates and the viewer is floored with happiness.

Why introduce something as massive as time travel communication if they're not going to use it?

Bran might be the cause of all this shit, the mad king went mad cuz he heard all these whispers. Guess who can go back in time and try to change shit by whispering to people.

probably not the greyjoys; danny just had her boats burned down, the greyjoys have all boats. theon's repentant, if danny\john links up it's probably theon's boats that brings danny's army to westeros

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 17, 2016, 09:16:36 AM

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 23, 2016, 05:36:27 AM

I'd love to visit the fire temple where all these red witches with great tits live. Sounds like a good ole time. Not sure if you guys are tiring of the Arya Stark storyline every week fighting the other chick with bo staffs. Boring storyline. The Bran storyline is interesting in that he can manipulate people in the past visions to do things today. Wonder if he'll figure out who the whitewalker king is/was and go back to that time and manipulate him then. This shit's confusing. So Bran is destined to be King. Tommen is King. Kaleesee is going to be Queen. John Snow might be the King. Too many people fighting for the throne.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 23, 2016, 05:40:38 AM

The whispers about burning them is from the red witch. We'll learn she's behind a lot of wars. As they shown earlier she is a lot older than her appearance. She might be hundreds of years old.

unless it's bran like i think and he's whispering burn them all(them being the walkers) to the mad king in the past. but since there's no mad king in the future he cant warg into him and just drives him mad. or maybe what bran did to hodor the 3eyed raven did to the mad king and drove him mad accidentally

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 24, 2016, 06:54:20 AM

unless it's bran like i think and he's whispering burn them all(them being the walkers) to the mad king in the past. but since there's no mad king in the future he cant warg into him and just drives him mad. or maybe what bran did to hodor the 3eyed raven did to the mad king and drove him mad accidentally

This show which was already strange with it's fantasy part took it a bit far with Bran's time travel, people manipulation ability. Did he always have it? Was it the fall from the tower that crippled him? Where did he get it?

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 24, 2016, 07:39:42 AM

This show which was already strange with it's fantasy part took it a bit far with Bran's time travel, people manipulation ability. Did he always have it? Was it the fall from the tower that crippled him? Where did he get it?

'the ink is already dry, the past is already written'. I'm guessing bran would just be fulfilling his destiny.

hodor was messed up for 20 years of life, due to bran going back in time... HBO is spending enough $ that they won't blow it. In the end, everything will change... Starks will rule in peace and none of this will have happened.

Weird how the TREES created the white walkers, to combat mankind. that's gotta be bigger than anything else in the show so far.

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Post by: residue on May 24, 2016, 07:45:20 AM

This show which was already strange with it's fantasy part took it a bit far with Bran's time travel, people manipulation ability. Did he always have it? Was it the fall from the tower that crippled him? Where did he get it?

most of the starks can warg with their wolves, bran is special he's a greenseer which is like the .1% of all wargs.

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Post by: Kwon on May 24, 2016, 07:46:04 AM

'the ink is already dry, the past is already written'. I'm guessing bran would just be fulfilling his destiny.

hodor was messed up for 20 years of life, due to bran going back in time... HBO is spending enough $ that they won't blow it. In the end, everything will change... Starks will rule in peace and none of this will have happened.

Weird how the TREES created the white walkers, to combat mankind. that's gotta be bigger than anything else in the show so far.

Did they ever mention that the night king is Brandon Stark aka bran the builder? bran's namesake

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 24, 2016, 07:51:47 AM

Did they ever mention that the night king is Brandon Stark aka bran the builder? bran's namesake

This is the Night King.

Vladimir Furdik before and after.(http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-OD341_got052_P_20160523065816.jpg)(http://static6.techinsider.io/image/574340af52bcd066018c4964-1200/the-nights-king-heres-how-furdik-looks-with-all-his-white-walker-makeup-and-prosthetics-on.jpg)

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 24, 2016, 07:59:44 AM

so the scene with the tree lady stabbing Furdik and talking about the battle between men and trees....

that would have to be taking place before EVERYTHING else on the show?

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Post by: Nails on May 24, 2016, 08:02:38 AM

i noticed this season the writing is very different , its fast to the point and moving at a rapid pace, not like the before with the endless dribble back and forth , did the fat guy that wrote the books finally give HBO the go ahead to finish off the show however they want ???

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 24, 2016, 08:08:29 AM

i noticed this season the writing is very different , its fast to the point and moving at a rapid pace, not like the before with the endless dribble back and forth , did the fat guy that wrote the books finally give HBO the go ahead to finish off the show however they want ???

ALso they did give us 5 years of pretty slow backstory on all of these characters. We had to sit thru Tyrion whining about his hooker at age 16, we had to sit thru cersei mourning over and over, we had to yawn through robb stark's incessant whining...

at this point, we know all of the major characters very well. So they can do all these wild things in every show and it makes sense.

I don't know how they can get 2 more seasons out of the story though. They'd have to end it at the end of season 7.

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Post by: residue on May 24, 2016, 08:14:41 AM

so the scene with the tree lady stabbing Furdik and talking about the battle between men and trees....

that would have to be taking place before EVERYTHING else on the show?

yeah, thousands of years. Those were the first men, the ancestors of the northerners and the wildlings, they worshiped the old gods, the ones that the children of the forest believed in. The targaryens and the southerners are descendants of the Andals who brought the 7 gods and shit like knighthood culture

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Post by: Kwon on May 24, 2016, 08:27:12 AM

i noticed this season the writing is very different , its fast to the point and moving at a rapid pace, not like the before with the endless dribble back and forth , did the fat guy that wrote the books finally give HBO the go ahead to finish off the show however they want ???

You got it. They are not following the books anymore, since FatGuy hasn't finished Winds of Winter yet!

They did a nod at the Fatguy it in the last episode "The Door" with the play depicting Ned Starks beheading though.

"The Winds of Winter" is the name of the upcoming book, whenever FatGuy decides to finish it.(http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/57431d12c1f81aa45c8117d3/master/w_690,c_limit/winds-of-winter.gif)

Also, Bran is more powerful than ever now.(http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/574318eec1f81aa45c8117d1/master/w_690,c_limit/3ER-Obi-Wan.gif)

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 24, 2016, 08:38:14 AM

yeah, seems like he's getting a little confused and overwhelmed with the pressure of it.

HBO will do fine... they're spending millions each episode... surely they are investing in enough writers to make sure it doesn't end with a whimper.

If I'm not mistaken, next season is their last. They declared the end well past the books being completed. Would like to see how Martin ties it all up or if he is obligated to go the route the TV series does.

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Post by: Azzaro on May 24, 2016, 02:18:37 PM

Hold the doooor!

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Post by: Nails on May 24, 2016, 02:37:10 PM

But then again, nobody is!(http://www.cgsociety.org/cgsarchive/newgallerycrits/g55/453255/453255_1338310683_large.jpg)(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/06/1c/01/061c0174d8962d07ed04342334df4e4e.jpg)

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Post by: Bindare_Dundat on May 30, 2016, 04:00:23 PM

But then again, nobody is!(http://www.cgsociety.org/cgsarchive/newgallerycrits/g55/453255/453255_1338310683_large.jpg)(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/06/1c/01/061c0174d8962d07ed04342334df4e4e.jpg)

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Post by: LurkerNoMore on May 31, 2016, 04:17:56 AM

- blond tits is back in charge of the useless horsemen- the dragons are free and bigger- the Starks are consolidating- the king is a gigantic pussy and now is religious

Was hoping for a Sparrow massacre for no other reason than their religious bigotry and extortion is no different than some today.

The Mountain had better be used in some kind of role. A gigantic zombiefied killing machine at your disposal and you do nothing? At least send him across the sea to murder those backstabbing bitches that murder their king, brother and the Stark girl with that poison kiss.

Can't wait to see what kind of murder/death they have in store for Ramsey. He needs something brutal. The sad part was Joffery was given an easy death and exit compared to how he treated some people. It needed to be longer and lingering.

Can't wait for Cersi to get the nuke codes and kill them all.

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Post by: SquatsRule on May 31, 2016, 04:20:23 AM

Was hoping for a Sparrow massacre for no other reason than their religious bigotry and extortion is no different than some today.

The Mountain had better be used in some kind of role. A gigantic zombiefied killing machine at your disposal and you do nothing? At least send him across the sea to murder those backstabbing bitches that murder their king, brother and the Stark girl with that poison kiss.

Can't wait to see what kind of murder/death they have in store for Ramsey. He needs something brutal. The sad part was Joffery was given an easy death and exit compared to how he treated some people. It needed to be longer and lingering.

Can't wait for Cersi to get the nuke codes and kill them all.

The Mountain will be fighting The Hound at the trial by combat. I enjoyed watching Joffrey choke to death.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 31, 2016, 05:07:28 AM

Could have done without that, but would have liked to see the mammaries of that young actress who had the older one assassinated. Face wasn't all that special, but tits promised to be gravity-defying works of art.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 31, 2016, 06:01:25 AM

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Post by: 240 is Back on May 31, 2016, 07:09:43 AM

everyone thinks the Dog/Hound has been rescued and working at a monastary and is religious now - he'll be recruited to fight the Mountain in Cersei's trial by combat, giving us the brother vs brother showdown.

they're bringing back the starks in a big way. Benjen + the blackfish are two legit badasses. Arya is an assassin on the loose now. Sansa is going to be preggo with ramsey's baby, that's obvious (she made new clothes, said her torture was still inside her, woudln't eat the raw gross meat at dinner). and bran's whole "superpower" thing.

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Post by: Kwon on May 31, 2016, 07:12:00 AM

Bran is now the most powerful man alive

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 31, 2016, 07:17:07 AM

Bran had flashbacks of the Mad King. I think we were right saying it was Bran that made him mad by Warging back in time.

IMO, the mad king looked a little low budget.

we're talking about wildfire in the sewers, and a mad king executing his foes as robert baratheon marches on the throne. I expected to see him surrounded with his kingsguard, bodies, screaming, bystanders, some gore, etc. A clean king on the throne yelling 'burn them all' was way less impressive than I imagined, right before kingslayer stabbed him.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 31, 2016, 07:56:54 AM

we're talking about wildfire in the sewers, and a mad king executing his foes as robert baratheon marches on the throne. I expected to see him surrounded with his kingsguard, bodies, screaming, bystanders, some gore, etc. A clean king on the throne yelling 'burn them all' was way less impressive than I imagined, right before kingslayer stabbed him.

They tend to do the low vs. high budget thing. The white walker scenes cost a lot of money so they tend to have 1-2 high cost episodes and a bunch of low cost. Probably be a big battle in one of the last two shows of the seasons.

Maybe in the end Bran will be King with Kaleesee as his queen.

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 31, 2016, 11:25:08 AM

They tend to do the low vs. high budget thing. The white walker scenes cost a lot of money so they tend to have 1-2 high cost episodes and a bunch of low cost. Probably be a big battle in one of the last two shows of the seasons.

Maybe in the end Bran will be King with Kaleesee as his queen.

Snow and Kaleessee would be my guess.

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Post by: Hulkotron on May 31, 2016, 11:34:08 AM

Could have done without that, but would have liked to see the mammaries of that young actress who had the older one assassinated. Face wasn't all that special, but tits promised to be gravity-defying works of art.

Those were some beauties for sure. Will have to "look her up" for research purposes.

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Post by: Hulkotron on May 31, 2016, 11:35:25 AM

we're talking about wildfire in the sewers, and a mad king executing his foes as robert baratheon marches on the throne. I expected to see him surrounded with his kingsguard, bodies, screaming, bystanders, some gore, etc. A clean king on the throne yelling 'burn them all' was way less impressive than I imagined, right before kingslayer stabbed him.

I thought so as well.

I think they blow a lot of their budget on the CG for the dragons and a large-scale battle or two each season, cut corners elsewhere.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on May 31, 2016, 11:58:56 AM

When Robert Baratheon defeated Rhaegar Targaryen(https://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4ac76d77574c810c9fadd832c5edbdb2?convert_to_webp=true)(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/06/1c/01/061c0174d8962d07ed04342334df4e4e.jpg)

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Post by: Grape Ape on May 31, 2016, 04:43:31 PM

During Bran's whirlwind of greensight visions in the opening scene, we were given a glimpse of the Mad King Aerys Targaryen — Daenerys' father and ruler of the Seven Kingdoms before Robert Baratheon. Not only did we finally see him in the flesh, but Bran's vision included Jaime Lannister killing Aerys by stabbing him in the back.

the one kid who got his head melted with gold by khal drogo wasn't a true targareon.

the dragon didn't maul tyrion.

The show is pretty much about Tyrion (most screen time), jon snow (rising again) and khaleesi (ends nearly every show with her)

I think those 3 will be siblings in the end.

there's also "young griff"in the books, who's looking to be the true heir

and there's a theory that meera(the girl with bran) is john's twin sister. same age\same look.If lyanna had twins, ned would have taken one and howland reed would have taken the other. they were the only 2 people alive at the tower of joy when ned found her

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Post by: BIG ACH on June 01, 2016, 06:50:04 AM

Man fuck the High Sparrow in his dirty ass rags! I wish Jamie would've put an end to that nutjob and be done with that whole faith militia!!

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Post by: dr.chimps on June 01, 2016, 06:54:01 AM

and there's a theory that meera(the girl with bran) is john's twin sister. same age\same look.If lyanna had twins, ned would have taken one and howland reed would have taken the other. they were the only 2 people alive at the tower of joy when ned found her

oh wow... i never really paid attention to her until this week, when she laid down and said sorry, right before benjen arrived to save them.

magic is going a little overboard on this show lately.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 02, 2016, 07:16:39 PM

Season 6 of Game of Thrones has taken fans beyond the events of George R.R. Martin‘s A Song of Ice and Fire novels and moved the characters towards the series’ endgame. But that conclusion could mean shorter seasons for the show.

Veteran TV director Jack Bender was interviewed by Vanity Fair about the two episodes of Game of Thrones that he helmed this season. When asked if he would return for the seventh season, Bender replied, “I don’t know the answer to that They’re only doing seven [episodes], and they’ve got their regulars who have done it forever.”

While that news is sure to disappoint some fans, it’s not entirely a surprise. Back in April, Game of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff said “I think we’re down to our final 13 episodes after this season. We’re heading into the final lap. That’s the guess, though nothing is yet set in stone, but that’s what we’re looking at.”

If HBO has settled on 13 episodes and season 7 will only get seven, then the planned eighth season would be 6 episodes long. Considering there may be nearly a year between seasons 7 and 8, that’s going to be a very long wait for fans. But that’s nothing compared to the book readers who have been waiting for Martin to finish his final two novels in the series!

From a business perspective, it’s understandable why HBO would rather split the remaining episodes than deliver a 13 episode final season. Game of Thrones is one of the network’s most popular shows and the reigning Emmy winner for best drama. It’s the kind of hit that just doesn’t come along very often, and HBO won’t let it go without getting as much out of it as possible.

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 02, 2016, 07:56:46 PM

it'll be cool, when the show ends, to see the actors all head to different things on HBO and beyond.

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Post by: Kwon on June 02, 2016, 09:43:36 PM

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 06, 2016, 06:04:10 AM

Is the Hound deaf? Did he not hear 1 scream or anything while the village was destroyed? The Sparrow story needs to end. Just stupid as shit. Was hoping Arya got fileted but somehow is still alive. I did love the lesbian scene with the Grayjoys. I need to be at a joint where topless whores just flaunt about looking to be fucked. They must stink like shit though.

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 06, 2016, 06:11:47 AM

Is the Hound deaf? Did he not hear 1 scream or anything while the village was destroyed? The Sparrow story needs to end. Just stupid as shit. Was hoping Arya got fileted but somehow is still alive. I did love the lesbian scene with the Grayjoys. I need to be at a joint where topless whores just flaunt about looking to be fucked. They must stink like shit though.

that's why you'd have to drink so much ale. you wouldn't notice the stink.

wow, I never thought about the smells that'd be present in Westeros. Gross.

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Post by: Grape Ape on June 06, 2016, 06:56:13 AM

Is the Hound deaf? Did he not hear 1 scream or anything while the village was destroyed? The Sparrow story needs to end. Just stupid as shit. Was hoping Arya got fileted but somehow is still alive. I did love the lesbian scene with the Grayjoys. I need to be at a joint where topless whores just flaunt about looking to be fucked. They must stink like shit though.

The era they live in is one of the top tit eras of all time. All great.

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 06, 2016, 07:48:04 AM

This Kickstarter from Tony Wang is looking to make a detailed, six inch Hodor-door holder that is crafted around the actual scene, with the lovable single-word speaking character putting his arm and back up against the door (forever fighting against the charging wights). They’ve already printed some prototypes but are looking into the possibility of making a mold and casting them instead of using a 3D printer to produce them.

They are currently trying to get a licensing agreement from HBO, and if they fail to procure one everyone will get a full refund for their pledge, which is good because a lot of people have already done so. Their initial target of $5,000 has been obliterated, with nearly $68,000 already committed to the campaign. You can get one for as little as $37, and there are still 22 days left to get on board.

Everyone keeps talking about Clegane Bowl. It'd be cool, but it'd likely be in an open battle now, not in the trial by combat, which is banned. maybe if the brotherhood attacks the capital. I assumed they'd end up at the Vale.

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Post by: Kwon on June 14, 2016, 09:30:49 PM

And I would bet she will see him die the same way she watched her father die, being beheaded. Actually being able to do something this time would then give her both revenge and closure. Frankly not what I think GRRM would have done, too neat, but the show's writers are a bit more simplistic and melodramatic.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 18, 2016, 02:01:27 PM

Finally saw it. So Arya took a few stabs and one knife 6 inches deep and twisted in her gut and healed overnight. No sign of pain at all. WTF was that? Weak enterance by Khaleesi. I thought the Greyjoys were heading to mereen but the Lannister ships to their first. So I assume the Greyjoys will save the day and gain an ally with Khaleesi. What happened to the whole Bran storyline? Easily the worst season so far. Storylines seem lost. Writers not sure what to do and is just a big steaming pile of shit.

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Post by: visualizeperfection on June 18, 2016, 02:08:18 PM

Finally saw it. So Arya took a few stabs and one knife 6 inches deep and twisted in her gut and healed overnight. No sign of pain at all. WTF was that? Weak enterance by Khaleesi. I thought the Greyjoys were heading to mereen but the Lannister ships to their first. So I assume the Greyjoys will save the day and gain an ally with Khaleesi. What happened to the whole Bran storyline? Easily the worst season so far. Storylines seem lost. Writers not sure what to do and is just a big steaming pile of shit.

EDB,

I have noticed a change in your tone/behavior. Is everything OK at home?

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 18, 2016, 02:41:29 PM

Thanks for asking. It's hot as shit in SD county. Going to scorch tomorrow and Monday. I was just disappointed in this season. A lot happened yet nothing progressed.

Hmmm yes.

I am in OC and its hotter than a schmoe-squat sesh.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 18, 2016, 05:42:25 PM

Fuck me. For some reason I though this was the season finale. Thought they only did 8 episodes. Haha. I was wondering how the fuck were they going to end the season with Arya. I need some ice water and scotch.

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Post by: visualizeperfection on June 18, 2016, 06:12:18 PM

Fuck me. For some reason I though this was the season finale. Thought they only did 8 episodes. Haha. I was wondering how the fuck were they going to end the season with Arya. I need some ice water and scotch.

Nah I think they do like 12.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 18, 2016, 07:22:08 PM

There were two before and one died when the wildlings tried to make it through the wall. I think John lured him into the tunnel and collapsed it on him. I'm wondering if there's still a race of them somewhere. Are there chick giants that gave birth to them? Although a great episode something about how it all tied up so nicely doesn't feel Games of Thronesish. Fat Man Martin wouldn't have had it all so clean, little finger to save the day, the dogs turning on Ramsey etc...

I do want to see lady Greyjoy go down on Khaleesi.

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 20, 2016, 05:57:00 AM

There were two before and one died when the wildlings tried to make it through the wall. I think John lured him into the tunnel and collapsed it on him. I'm wondering if there's still a race of them somewhere. Are there chick giants that gave birth to them? Although a great episode something about how it all tied up so nicely doesn't feel Games of Thronesish. Fat Man Martin wouldn't have had it all so clean, little finger to save the day, the dogs turning on Ramsey etc...

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Post by: jude2 on June 20, 2016, 07:13:04 PM

It was a great episode.

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Post by: Nails on June 20, 2016, 09:02:08 PM

Very good brave heart type scene, i actually think this was a bit better

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Post by: Never1AShow on June 20, 2016, 09:26:58 PM

I do not like it when a character does something stupid but still wins. Ramsey Bolton played stupid John Snow like a fiddle. The dues ex machina ending with Littlefinger coming in to save the day was bullshit.

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 20, 2016, 09:30:20 PM

I do not like it when a character does something stupid but still wins. Ramsey Bolton played stupid John Snow like a fiddle. The dues ex machina ending with Littlefinger coming in to save the day was bullshit.

not only that... but sansa got a lot of them killed, by not telling Snow that littlefinger arriving was a possibility.

If they stall for an hour, they slaughter the bolton forces and don't lose 1500 of their own.

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Post by: Never1AShow on June 20, 2016, 09:42:24 PM

not only that... but sansa got a lot of them killed, by not telling Snow that littlefinger arriving was a possibility.

If they stall for an hour, they slaughter the bolton forces and don't lose 1500 of their own.

I wasn't sure if she actually knew he was coming, can't recall whether he refused before and changed his mind or whether she agreed finally and sent for him. Anybody recall exactly what happened before?

Also, who is expecting Littlefinger, you or Coach? And who is the GetBig Littlefinger?

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Post by: Kwon on June 21, 2016, 02:06:23 AM

not only that... but sansa got a lot of them killed, by not telling Snow that littlefinger arriving was a possibility.

If they stall for an hour, they slaughter the bolton forces and don't lose 1500 of their own.

That's what Littlefinger hoped for.

That they'd slaughter eachother with almost nothing left, and then Lilfinga and his troops arrived after Ramsay and Jon had killed eachother.

He will keep on scheming and will remain a powerplayer in Westeros.

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Post by: irishdave on June 21, 2016, 02:32:14 AM

Ok wanna know a true story: I was supposed to body double for the hound this season, went and did the costume fitting and all (have pixtures) but I pulled out because they were asking me to travel from Dublin at 4am

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Post by: Kwon on June 21, 2016, 02:44:53 AM

Ok wanna know a true story: I was supposed to body double for the hound this season, went and did the costume fitting and all (have pixtures) but I pulled out because they were asking me to travel from Dublin at 4am

Damn, you should have!

Quite a merit and great story to tell the grandchildren at the fireplace at 80+ years

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Post by: SquatsRule on June 21, 2016, 03:29:28 AM

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 21, 2016, 05:36:00 AM

Ok wanna know a true story: I was supposed to body double for the hound this season, went and did the costume fitting and all (have pixtures) but I pulled out because they were asking me to travel from Dublin at 4am

You turned down that opportunity because you had to wake up early or did you not trust leaving the brazillian whore in your apt when you left???

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Post by: bigmc on June 21, 2016, 10:23:29 AM

Ok wanna know a true story: I was supposed to body double for the hound this season, went and did the costume fitting and all (have pixtures) but I pulled out because they were asking me to travel from Dublin at 4am

what kind of money do you get for that

isnt he like 6 ft 7

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 21, 2016, 12:20:07 PM

He's 6'6", I'm 6'5" and my measurements were similar, fitted the costume well. They didn't pay me on a Friday for travel up, gave me 15 quid to do the fitting as it was only an actual hour of work to fit me...it cost me well over 100 euros for the day butI didn't mind though it wasn't about the money. They made me sign a non-disclosure and all that because his character hadn't been unveiled for the 6th series. They rang me over the weekend then and said they wanted me there at 5am on set, 14 hour day, come fed cos no breakfast, get a lunch then 14 hours standing still for the day. I agreed if they put me in a hotel but they rang back and asked could I made a 7am start instead...I said yes but changed my mind Monday because I was so hungover from Saturday and didn't think it was worth my while as I felt they were taking the piss.

I should have done it.

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Post by: Dr Dutch on June 21, 2016, 02:02:26 PM

Ok wanna know a true story: I was supposed to body double for the hound this season, went and did the costume fitting and all (have pixtures) but I pulled out because they were asking me to travel from Dublin at 4am

Yeah right.. for Littlefinger maybe :D

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Post by: Kahn.N.Singh on June 26, 2016, 04:57:05 PM

Kahn is present, eating his ridiculously high protein dinner, and hoping for some more spectacular O...M...Goodrum moments. Good evening, gents!

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Post by: Grape Ape on June 26, 2016, 06:52:00 PM

Big revealZ tonight.

The game has changed.

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Post by: Hulkotron on June 26, 2016, 07:52:18 PM

Great episode, perhaps best yet.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 26, 2016, 08:22:45 PM

Nice body count too except that septa, who will suffer for a while. Shame. Shame. Shame.

GAME OF THRONES Theories: Why Rhaegar Targaryen Fell In Love With Lyanna Stark

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 26, 2016, 10:00:22 PM

pretty good episode. Shame about the fine ass queen. seeing tommen cope with it was hilarious.

Is it 1 more season or 2?

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 27, 2016, 06:46:10 AM

Probably one of the best episodes of the series but the writers just dragged shit all season to make an epic finale. I'm glad Cersei wiped out the entire Sparrow storyline with one blow. I wonder why in the Bran vision they make Ned keep looking back like he can see Bran? I guess in future shows Bran will talk to people in his vision? I would love to see a little slut action with the sand snake triplets and Khaleesi. LOL at the midget convincing her to leave Dario behind because he now loves her. I guess for her it won't be as easy as she thinks to get to Westeros. Winter is here, the Iron Island army is building a fleet to go after the traitors. Nice reveal that everyone knew that John I the heir to the 7 kingdoms. I guess he won't hook with Dany unless they want Aunt/nephew sex on the show. Poor John getting sexy eye from the 10 year old queen. A little awkward to say the least. haha.

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 27, 2016, 08:57:57 AM

so basically if you have a targareyan baby, it kills you?

Therefore Tyrion is the 3rd Targaryn, right?

That limp-wrist dude that wore the gold crown wouldn't have melted if he was a True Targareyan.

So Jon Snow, Khaleesi, and Tyrion all killed their moms in childbirth? And the dragons didn't mess with Tyrion, and Jon said don't burn him (and he was born of that affair with mad king).

I'm guessing just as danerys is about to beat queen cersei's armies, they'll have the iron islands crew show up to cramp their style.

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Post by: Grape Ape on June 27, 2016, 09:02:38 AM

yeah, it's a cool soap opera with incest, murder, politics... and then it's going to turn into a zombie show.

I didn't like when BenJen said "magic spell keeps us out" - Kinda one of those things you don't say out loud. "As long as the wall stands" tells us it is falling.

More looking fwd to the battle for king's landing. I guess we'll see Cersei/Jaime fall... Danerys take over, work out a deal with Jon Snow, then unite to protect the kingdom from the walkers.

They pulled off a good season finale. This season was excellent.

Oh, yeah, this season was great. I liked the last episode a tad better, but this was cool.

Snow said said something as he left the wall like "try not to knock it down" or some joke like that. I think that's what tipped it off to me - figured the Wall would either be destroyed by Brann, the wakers, or intentionally to try to crush them.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 27, 2016, 10:27:51 AM

yeah, it's a cool soap opera with incest, murder, politics... and then it's going to turn into a zombie show.

I didn't like when BenJen said "magic spell keeps us out" - Kinda one of those things you don't say out loud. "As long as the wall stands" tells us it is falling.

More looking fwd to the battle for king's landing. I guess we'll see Cersei/Jaime fall... Danerys take over, work out a deal with Jon Snow, then unite to protect the kingdom from the walkers.

They pulled off a good season finale. This season was excellent.

I don't get that magic spell thing when the wildlings were able to get through. Cersei is a mean bitch. Wanted to burn her son. Just burn them all. Wonder if the mountain is raping that torturing bitch. hahaha. Some good shit last episode. Is she truly the rightful heir to the throne if her son died?

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Post by: SquatsRule on June 27, 2016, 10:35:46 AM

Sansa looked a little pissed when they made Snow king. Her and Littlefinger will conspire against him now.

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Post by: Al Doggity on June 27, 2016, 10:37:31 AM

Excellent episode. The first 15 minutes were more chilling than any horror movie I've seen in the last year. The direction and music were standout.

I don't have the elephantine memory a lot of people have when it comes to this show, but in regards to not much happening this season, I was trying to think what storylines could have moved faster or been dropped. Arya's is the only one that dragged. Dany seems to cover a lot of the same ground (how many times has she given that speech she gave to the dothraki?), but the story moved forward. Every other storyline moved at an appropriate pace. The season was great overall. I think people are just a little conditioned to complain about this show.

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Post by: Kahn.N.Singh on June 27, 2016, 10:46:46 AM

Excellent episode. The first 15 minutes were more chilling than any horror movie I've seen in the last year. The direction and music were standout.

I don't have the elephantine memory a lot of people have when it comes to this show, but in regards to not much happening this season, I was trying to think what storylines could have moved faster or been dropped. Arya's is the only one that dragged. Dany seems to cover a lot of the same ground (how many times has she given that speech she gave to the dothraki), but the story moved forward. Every other storyline moved at an appropriate pace. The season was great overall. I think people are just used to complaining about this show.

They made up for the Arya storyline with her killing the Frey dude. She's on her ninja assassin mission now. Loved how all episode she was teasing Jamie Lannister but interesting how at one point he gave her an inquisitive look. His alarm bells went off but he probably didn't know why. Just good intuition that something didn't seem right with the waitress. Did Arya really kill the sons and bake them into the bread? hahaha. She is full blown psycho Hannibal lecter now.

In regards to the post above. Sansa was smiling the whole time they made John King. She only looked pissed when everyone was cheering but she saw little finger standing there silent.

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Post by: Al Doggity on June 27, 2016, 10:53:19 AM

In regards to the post above. Sansa was smiling the whole time they made John King. She only looked pissed when everyone was cheering but she saw little finger standing there silent.

Yeah, my interpretation was that she was more concerned that they were now allied with a snake like littlefinger, but the writers could reasonably go in either direction. Her explanation for why she wasn't forthcoming about the knights of the vale didn't really make sense to me. I felt like there were a few explanations that actually would have made sense.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 27, 2016, 10:57:23 AM

Yeah, my interpretation was that she was more concerned that they were now allied with a snake like littlefinger, but the writers could reasonably go in either direction. Her explanation for why she wasn't forthcoming about the knights of the vale didn't really make sense to me. I felt like there were a few explanations that actually would have made sense.

yeah, when little finger said he wants to sit on the throne with her by his side she replied "that's a pretty picture". Not sure if she's just leading him on or serious. Bitch knew they were coming but didn't tell john who could have died during the battle at any moment. Not a nice thing to do. Maybe Arya will slit her throat. haha

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 27, 2016, 12:21:18 PM

I don't get that magic spell thing when the wildlings were able to get through. Cersei is a mean bitch. Wanted to burn her son. Just burn them all. Wonder if the mountain is raping that torturing bitch. hahaha. Some good shit last episode. Is she truly the rightful heir to the throne if her son died?

Mountain wouldn't let Tommen leave his room to attend the trial. Cersei wanted to protect him from getting blown up with everyone else.

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Post by: SquatsRule on June 27, 2016, 12:30:57 PM

They made up for the Arya storyline with her killing the Frey dude. She's on her ninja assassin mission now. Loved how all episode she was teasing Jamie Lannister but interesting how at one point he gave her an inquisitive look. His alarm bells went off but he probably didn't know why. Just good intuition that something didn't seem right with the waitress. Did Arya really kill the sons and bake them into the bread? hahaha. She is full blown psycho Hannibal lecter now.

In regards to the post above. Sansa was smiling the whole time they made John King. She only looked pissed when everyone was cheering but she saw little finger standing there silent.

I didn't notice that. I'll have to watch it again. Thanks.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on June 27, 2016, 12:49:50 PM

Mountain wouldn't let Tommen leave his room to attend the trial. Cersei wanted to protect him from getting blown up with everyone else.

She didn't seem that distraught about his death. She probably realized she can finally be queen. If the King died in the blast she could have been charged but if he killed himself she gets away with it.

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Post by: doggler on June 27, 2016, 01:16:30 PM

I don't get that magic spell thing when the wildlings were able to get through. Cersei is a mean bitch. Wanted to burn her son. Just burn them all. Wonder if the mountain is raping that torturing bitch. hahaha. Some good shit last episode. Is she truly the rightful heir to the throne if her son died?

Wildilings are people from the other side of the wall. You confused them with White walkers / zombies.

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Post by: Al Doggity on June 27, 2016, 01:17:28 PM

She didn't seem that distraught about his death. She probably realized she can finally be queen. If the King died in the blast she could have been charged but if he killed himself she gets away with it.

She'd already lost two children and he chose to die after essentially throwing her to the wolves and turning his back on her. Also, she's just a bitch. I haven't read the books, but I've heard that in them Cersei's portrayed as not really caring for any of the children besides Joffrey.

Just can't get over how much better last night's finale was compared to " The Walking Dead". That is how you do a season finale in the internet age. They closed off a bunch of story lines and set the next part of the story in motion.

A piano cover of the soundtrack was posted upthread. For anyone who cares, here's the version that appeared during last night's episode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS-gbqbVd8c

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Post by: Al Doggity on June 27, 2016, 01:18:40 PM

So is Jon Snow gonna get with Khaleesi? I thought he was the Ice and she was the Fire, but now I'm not so sure.

Incest never stopped them before. I'd prefer she bang the midget but again he might also be related to her.

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Post by: Grape Ape on June 27, 2016, 07:08:46 PM

The "A" in the thread title bugs me.

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Post by: 240 is Back on June 27, 2016, 07:13:49 PM

they're related. but targarians do that, so...

It's funny watching the season finale a second time... knowing cersei knows what she's about to unleash... knowing it's tommen's last day, as he puts on the crown and looks out the window... knowing the anguish of the people at that trial matters naught, as they're all minutes from incineration. Cersei is straight crazy.

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Post by: Gregzs on June 27, 2016, 07:16:13 PM

They made up for the Arya storyline with her killing the Frey dude. She's on her ninja assassin mission now. Loved how all episode she was teasing Jamie Lannister but interesting how at one point he gave her an inquisitive look. His alarm bells went off but he probably didn't know why. Just good intuition that something didn't seem right with the waitress. Did Arya really kill the sons and bake them into the bread? hahaha. She is full blown psycho Hannibal lecter now.

In regards to the post above. Sansa was smiling the whole time they made John King. She only looked pissed when everyone was cheering but she saw little finger standing there silent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz24vgl1lp8

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Post by: Gregzs on June 27, 2016, 08:12:25 PM

Please list these 8 hidden details so I don't have to click on the clickbait video via faceshnook.

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Post by: jpm101 on June 28, 2016, 07:37:40 AM

My lady friend got me to watch GOT's starting with the second season. Though it was another average time slot show (prime time). Was I wrong...of course. Best stuff on cable, TV or even most movies.

This Sundays show; classic, with it's directing, film editing and even background music during the revenge plot at the beginning. Exceptional acting and dialog..certainly. The week before that, both battle scenes were also great. Though the second one took the prize, as far as I'm concern. That surrounding battlefield tactic has been standard for thousand of years, and shot extremely well on the show. Great show to watch on a big screen TV and a matching sound bar.

Interesting how the actors seem to grow into their role, season after season. And what computer directed software can accomplish today.

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Post by: SquatsRule on June 28, 2016, 08:37:48 AM

Queen Margaery's tits were the best on the show. They will be missed.

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Post by: BIG ACH on June 28, 2016, 09:03:45 AM

Whats interesting now is that all the kingdom's and key players are now run by women:

Khaleesi house Taargariyan

Cersei House Lannister

Sansa House Stark

The women of Dorne

Grandmother Tyrell

Unofficially the Iron Islands

It's all women that are now fighting for the Iron Throne

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Post by: Grape Ape on June 28, 2016, 09:10:47 AM

It's 98 percent not wizards and dragons, just good old fashioned deceit revenge power plays, etc. same as Sopranos or the Wire. They could do the whole thing without wizards or dragons and it might even be better.

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Post by: Never1AShow on June 28, 2016, 04:55:53 PM

This thread is 39 pages. Is there somewhere in there where the Great North Wall to stop the White Walkers is compared to the current Trump plan to build a Great Southwest Wall to stop the illegals?

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Post by: The True Adonis on June 28, 2016, 05:49:12 PM

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Post by: Never1AShow on July 02, 2016, 06:57:23 AM

Anyone doubt Hillary will pull a Cersei and use the wild fire if she doesn't win?

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 18, 2016, 08:25:32 AM

HBO is officially confirming some major changes for Game of Thrones.

Season 7 of the fantasy sensation will not return until summer 2017 – pushing back from the show’s usual strategy of premiering each edition of the series in the spring (typically April).

Also, the network is confirming for the first time that next edition will consist of seven episodes (a pull back from the show’s usual 10 hours).

Plus, HBO added that the next season will be shot in Northern Ireland, Spain, and Iceland. It’s been a couple years since the Thrones team used Iceland for significant shooting, having primarily used the location for North of the Wall scenes when Jon Snow was embedded with the Wildlings camp.

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Post by: Kwon on July 18, 2016, 08:45:34 AM

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Post by: Gregzs on February 22, 2017, 06:22:21 PM

Road to the Arnold — 2017 — Hafthor Björnsson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOmx2OvjAH8

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Post by: Gregzs on February 26, 2017, 02:32:58 PM

Game Of Thrones Actor Neil Fingleton Dies At 36

Game of Thrones actor Neil Fingleton has died at age 36 due to heart failure.

The English actor played the giant called Mag the Mighty in season four of Game of Thrones. Mag led the attack on the Wall at the front of Mance Rayder’s army of Free Folk.

Fingleton also played the Fisher King in Doctor Who, and appeared in Keanu Reeves' 47 Ronin, as a Russian bodyguard in X-Men: First Class and did motion capture of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Fingleton stood at a height of 7’7”, making him the tallest man in the United Kingdom and the European Union one of the 25 tallest men in the world.

Game of Thrones actor Neil Fingleton has died at age 36 due to heart failure.

The English actor played the giant called Mag the Mighty in season four of Game of Thrones. Mag led the attack on the Wall at the front of Mance Rayder’s army of Free Folk.

Fingleton also played the Fisher King in Doctor Who, and appeared in Keanu Reeves' 47 Ronin, as a Russian bodyguard in X-Men: First Class and did motion capture of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Fingleton stood at a height of 7’7”, making him the tallest man in the United Kingdom and the European Union one of the 25 tallest men in the world.

Fingleton was a former basketball player. He played in college at the University of North Carolina nd for Holy Cross in the United States, then professionally in Spain, Italy, Greece, China, and England. He also played in the ABA and the NBA developmental league.

The following statement was posted to the Tall Persons Club Facebook page:

Well played, my good ubermensch. Is Joachim recovering from his injuries, i hope?

Fwiw, I started this thread. I created a new handle because I'd long since forgotten my Getbig password and the email addy I used to create DCM. I'm happy to see the thread hasn't died, but I reckon the episode airing right now has a lot to do with that :)

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Post by: Kahn.N.Singh on July 16, 2017, 08:11:42 PM

Well played, my good ubermensch. Is Joachim recovering from his injuries, i hope?

Fwiw, I started this thread. I created a new handle because I'd long since forgotten my Getbig password and the email addy I used to create DCM. I'm happy to see the thread hasn't died, but I reckon the episode airing right now has a lot to do with that :)

Hey, DCM!

LOL.

Sadly, faithful Joachim was not made of sterner stuff and thus unable to withstand the thousand natural shocks from Kirk's infernal heart. Kirk will pay!

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on July 24, 2017, 07:50:56 AM

Yesterday's episodes was one of the best thus far in its 7 seasons. Goes to show you that that to win battles you need to be a psychopath.

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Post by: Rudee on July 24, 2017, 09:07:19 AM

Have not seen a single episode of Game of Thrones. Just not into that genre at all.

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Post by: jude2 on July 24, 2017, 06:29:45 PM

if they do the golden company they'll have to do battle elephants, i can't see them having the budget for that. more so if they go with a blackfyre captain, he'd just end up siding with his cousin danny, i guess it would make good tv, danny get surrounded and looks like she's about to get wrecked for the golden company to side with her

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 07, 2017, 01:18:46 PM

One of the dragons dies and joins the dead army, tries to melt the wall (he worked in the CG dept)

Very nice!

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Post by: seCrawler on August 09, 2017, 07:45:09 PM

The cave drawings lend to Dany's death. concentric circles represent where dany gave birth to the dragons. one is the queen with a monkey tail. tyrion is referred to as a monkey during his childhood. And of course Davos refers to her heart on several occasions. If I'm Dany, I'd take my dragons back to Astapor and get the f##k out of dodge.

10,000 sellswords but Bronn, who was trained in Braavos, will switch sides along with the return of Jorah from grey scale. Add 2 or 3 dragons along with the Unsuilled, and Cersei loses another army, LOL.

10,000 sellswords but Bronn, who was trained in Braavos, will switch sides along with the return of Jorah from grey scale. Add 2 or 3 dragons along with the Unsuilled, and Cersei loses another army, LOL.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 10, 2017, 10:06:56 AM

If anyone remembers, Danny went to some special Temple that gave her visions of the future, there you saw her in a burnt down room with the Iron Throne and Ashes everywhere. That is essentially how it will be won.

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Post by: Gregzs on August 13, 2017, 11:11:57 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTtNOepijk

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Post by: ether on August 13, 2017, 12:27:12 PM

Night king slays a dragon with a spear to the neck This happens when Jon was being rescuedJaime eventually leaves and joins army against the dead

Lame!!

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 14, 2017, 05:25:26 AM

The scene begins with Gilly (Hannah Murray) reciting a list of seemingly inconsequential factoids to Samwell (John Bradley) while he tried to study, tidbits recorded by the apparently super diligent High Septon Maynard.

Then she asks him what the word “annulment” means. Sam explains it’s when a man ends a marriage. Gilly says that this Septon issued an annulment to a certain Prince Rhaegar — you know, as in, Daenerys’ brother Rhaegar Targaryen (!) — and then married him to somebody else at the same time (!!). In secret (!!!). In Dorne (!!!!).

Then Samwell totally interrupted Gilly just as she might have been about to blurt out a massively important revelation.

Now, this scene didn’t connect every single dot for us. But it doesn’t take much to assume this means Rhaegar actually married Lyanna Stark — and didn’t just get her pregnant out of wedlock like the show has led us to assume (so the assumption that they actually ran off together and were in love was likely correct). The series has also avoided explicitly saying Rhaegar is Jon Snow’s father and has only confirmed Lynanna is his mother, but that Snow is Rhaegar’s son is a perfectly reasonable assumption to make (especially when the guy is now petting dragons like it’s no big deal at all).

So, Jon Snow would not only be a Targaryen, but also a legitimate heir. In fact, as a male, his Iron Throne claim would actually trump Daenerys’ claim.

And now, Jon, Daenerys, and Gendry all have Iron Throne claims and are all hanging out together (Gendry has one if you consider Robert’s Rebellion legal).

Let’s put this another way: If all the assumptions are correct…what Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen have believed all their lives about themselves isn’t true: Jon Snow is actually not a bastard at all, and Daenerys is not the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.

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Post by: Kwon on August 14, 2017, 05:43:18 AM

Let’s put this another way: If all the assumptions are correct…what Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen have believed all their lives about themselves isn’t true: Jon Snow is actually not a bastard at all, and Daenerys is not the rightful heir to the Iron Throne.

And Gendry will take the throne! Hammertime is coming.

What Hammertimers (Baratheons) do with Targaryens(https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e2620387c156a81c7fb333bd1948e256-c)

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Post by: seCrawler on August 15, 2017, 09:55:59 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FF_lk3_G4U

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Post by: Kwon on August 16, 2017, 07:23:27 AM

Night King resurrecting Viserion to get a Zombie Dragon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll-I9NpqZPo

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 16, 2017, 08:41:34 AM

Okay so, we begin north of the Wall with Jon Snow’s zombie-snatching party, where Tormund jokes that he’s going to fuck Gendry and then warns Jon not to be so proud that he ends up dooming the North. It’s a pleasant enough scene, where the disparate party all settle scores and do some catching up as they march to purposefully hang out with the scariest guy on the continent. For some reason, Jon also tries to give Jorah back his family’s Valyrian steel sword before Jorah wisely tells him he doesn’t deserve it.

Back in Winterfell, Arya and Sansa have their inevitable confrontation over Sansa’s old letter to Robb Stark assuring him that the Lannisters were good, and it plays out about how one would expect, with Arya getting in Sansa’s face and calling her a fake Stark for betraying her family. Sansa makes the obvious and true point that she was under duress and that she had to do it to stay alive, which, Arya being Arya, doesn’t sit well with her sister, who insists she’d have died instead of writing the letter. Both sisters have valid points and even after Sansa points out that infighting is exactly what Stark enemies want, Arya is stubborn enough to hold onto her antipathy.

Tyrion and Daenerys hold a debrief after Tyrion’s (still rather baffling) summit with his brother in the Red Keep, during which Tyrion tells Dany that Jon is horny for her. Tyrion and Dany are an odd pair, since she is the all-consuming conqueror with three dragons/children while Tyrion is the intellectual realist who knows the importance of the gritty process of diplomacy. The question of conquering vs. ruling that’s defined Dany’s arc for seasons now hasn’t melted away, and if anything, now that her dragons are explicit bearers of an apocalyptic power, it’s become even more prominent. She can win the war at anytime if she wants, but that won’t be enough. She has to, in her own words, break the wheel and ensure a better future. It will not be easy, especially when pitted against a sadist like Cersei.

When we return north of the Wall, everything is much more ominous, and the party spots a big hulking bear. All of a sudden they realize it’s a zombie bear and HOLY FUCKING SHIT. We’re now basically in a horror movie as this big fucker is biting people in the ass and generally destroying the tiny party of bandits and wildlings. Zombie Bear is more terrifying than Dany’s dragon, and even after Beric sets him on fire, he bites the shit out of Thoros of Myr, who later succumbs to his wounds.

There’s a short Winterfell interlude where Littlefinger reveals his plan, which is to put Brienne in between Arya and Sansa, ideally killing Arya in the process. This matters, but also, the zombie army is a much more pressing matter.

And there they are, a small detachment of ice zombies led by one of the Night King’s blue-eyed lieutenants. They fall into the party’s trap, and as soon as Jon slices open the white walker, all the wights but one immediately crumble into dust. Who knows why this happens, but it is convenient for our band of heroes, who are out to capture one wight. Tormund punches the remaining wight the face and the party captures it, but not before it lets out an ominous shriek, which inevitably means the rest of the army of the dead are coming.

Fleeing, Jon and friends run onto the surface of a frozen lake, and though they immediately try to stop and turn around to keep from breaking through, the ice zombies are now in attack mode, forcing them to make for an island in the center of the lake. Thankfully, the ice cracks, and hordes of undead are swallowed up by the lake. Still, a bunch of zombies remain on the shore, trapping our heroes on the rock.

Gendry, who Jon dispatched immediately to run back to Eastwatch, somehow avoided the ice lake and reaches the Wall after an insane snow marathon. He tells the men there they need to get word to Dany because Jon and his crew will all be dead “unless the Lord of Light sends us a bit of fire.”

And oh, would you look at that, there’s Dany in an extra-cool looking winter version of her battle dress telling Tyrion to shut up so she can fly north. Somehow, Jon and his buddies have survived (Thoros of Myr excepted) on a barren rock in a frozen lake surrounded by an army of thousands of ice zombies long enough for a raven to get from Eastwatch to Dragonstone and for Dany to ride north with all three dragons. Worrying about space and time is pretty much a lost pursuit at this point in the season.

The Hound, bored out of his gourd, starts throwing rocks at the army, which leads one particularly skeletal looking one to learn that it can just walk across the frozen lake, which has now re-frozen during the time that the heroes have been chilling on that rock. Now it’s time to fight again, and they somehow resist the onslaught and seem to be pretty efficient at killing ice zombies, although the scary thing about zombies isn’t that each one is particularly threatening, it’s that there are just so many of them. I don’t know how it’s plausible that this group of maybe a dozen frozen dudes kills as many zombies as they do, but Game of Thrones is more or less a pure action show this season, so I suppose it works.

All of a sudden, IT’S DRAGON TIME! Ice and fire are finally battling and it goddamn rules, even if it is the sort of deus ex machina device that the show staunchly refused until Season 7. Dany melts a ton of zombies and things appear to be working out until the Night King grabs a javelin and hurls that fucker into one of the minor dragons, sending it crashing into the ice. Big Crossbow may not have been enough to stop a dragon, but the Night King just Randy Johnsons that fucker right out of the sky. It’s hard to watch as its eyes close and it slips into the lake, dead as bricks.

Jon thinks about maybe dueling the Night King, but his buddy grabs him another javelin and Jon books it, only to be tackled into the lake by a trio of zombies. Dany and everyone else board Drogon and beat it, presumably leaving the King in the North drowning and soon to be recruited to the army of the dead.

Somehow, Jon pulls himself out of the lake, which is only just a slightly better position to be in since he’s wet, alone, and still surrounded by an undead army. But he’s saved by his uncle, Benjen Stark, who you’ll remember is the Nice Zombie who saved Bran in Season 6. He makes it back to Eastwatch, and somehow no major characters died in that ludicrous battle.

Despite the dragon vs. zombies extravaganza, there are still nine minutes left in the episode, which begin with Sansa sneaking into Arya’s room to find her unsheathed Valyrian steel dagger lying ominously on her table and a bag full of faces of Arya’s dead enemies. Arya, now a swaggering uber-assassin, is scary as shit as she threatens to skin Sansa and forces her to play the game of faces before leaving her with a wink and the dagger.

Daenerys tells Jon that she’s now fully radicalized against the army of the dead after they claimed one of her babies. Jon, whose scars are now exposed, tells Dany that he wants to bend the knee and the viewer is made to believe that they’re about to bone.

They do not bone.

Instead, the episode ends with the Night King’s army corps of engineers dragging the dead dragon (pretty sure it’s Viserion) out of the lake. The Night King gently touches his head and an icy blue eye opens, and that means we got a dang frost dragon on our hands, folks.

Dany now has two dragons and also has to fight against a resurrected ice dragon someday when they inevitably fight the army of the dead. I don’t think Cersei is going to listen when they show her the wight, but at least Dany knows the stakes.

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Post by: seCrawler on August 17, 2017, 06:04:06 AM

That b###h the night king is due payback! >:( :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6yWdggIyDE

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 17, 2017, 06:27:01 AM

the ice spear hit his neck while he was igniting his flames. think if you shot high pressure flames through a tube and punctured if from the side. the flame would spray out. that's flame shooting out the side of his neck like an exhaust. after the flame went out, the rest is blood.

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Post by: seCrawler on August 17, 2017, 06:40:56 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTNiBizm8U8

:(

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 21, 2017, 06:37:54 AM

can't believe this season is done after next week. The faster pace is cool but it seems to take away from the story. I like the flow of the show before but this time it's just more of an action flick.

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Post by: SquatsRule on August 21, 2017, 08:38:53 AM

All of a sudden, IT’S DRAGON TIME! Ice and fire are finally battling and it goddamn rules, even if it is the sort of deus ex machina device that the show staunchly refused until Season 7. Dany melts a ton of zombies and things appear to be working out until the Night King grabs a javelin and hurls that fucker into one of the minor dragons, sending it crashing into the ice. Big Crossbow may not have been enough to stop a dragon, but the Night King just Randy Johnsons that fucker right out of the sky. It’s hard to watch as its eyes close and it slips into the lake, dead as bricks.

Poetry

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Post by: Emmortal on August 21, 2017, 08:44:10 AM

can't believe this season is done after next week. The faster pace is cool but it seems to take away from the story. I like the flow of the show before but this time it's just more of an action flick.

That's because they are ahead of where the books are and the author of the books only gave them the main story points so all the filler and politicking and story points are unknown to the people doing the tv show. That's why it's just major story points happening and nothing in between. Next season will be much of the same. The first 6 seasons they had the books as a guide and could go into all the minutia and detail of the world, but now it's just the main story points that they have to go off for the show.

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Post by: Dave D on August 21, 2017, 08:52:00 AM

That scene doesn't make any sense to me. I really disliked this episode, there was so much nonsense in it.

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Post by: residue on August 21, 2017, 08:52:15 AM

budget, the main 5(john, danny and the 3 lannisters) make close to 3mil a year and most others making close to 1 mil an episode, not to mention the cgi, the elaborate sets and shit. they can just reset with a spin off with cheaper actors on long contracts and milk this cash cow for all it's worth

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Post by: residue on August 21, 2017, 08:53:28 AM

True but a giant spear launched from a giant crossbow only cause a minor wound in the dragon.

The whole walking white army stops pursuing because the ice breaks and they all wait patiently until it's frozen again yet the javelin throwing white who can take out a flying dragon with pin point accuracy doesn't kill off a group of men trapped on an island?

There is no continuity.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 21, 2017, 09:30:53 AM

True but a giant spear launched from a giant crossbow only cause a minor wound in the dragon.

The whole walking white army stops pursuing because the ice breaks and they all wait patiently until it's frozen again yet the javelin throwing white who can take out a flying dragon with pin point accuracy doesn't kill off a group of men trapped on an island?

There is no continuity.

I thought the same thing. Why not just peg them off instead of waiting all night plus why didn't she just burn the main guys alive. All lame shit. The story is just too rushed now and lacks what made this show good.

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Post by: Dave D on August 21, 2017, 09:52:02 AM

I thought the same thing. Why not just peg them off instead of waiting all night plus why didn't she just burn the main guys alive. All lame shit. The story is just too rushed now and lacks what made this show good.

Agreed. It was the little details that made it so great, and it's still the best show on tv but....

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Post by: Emmortal on August 21, 2017, 10:49:17 AM

True but a giant spear launched from a giant crossbow only cause a minor wound in the dragon.

The whole walking white army stops pursuing because the ice breaks and they all wait patiently until it's frozen again yet the javelin throwing white who can take out a flying dragon with pin point accuracy doesn't kill off a group of men trapped on an island?

There is no continuity.

The spear impacted the shoulder, the ice javelin hit it right in the throat/belly where the fire is generated. Obvious difference.

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Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 21, 2017, 11:46:44 AM

What I want to know is where the fcuk did they get those chains to pull the dead dragon out of the ice?

I know it's fantasy but...

How did they manage to hack the Aliens in Independence Day?

It's not like they were using Linux... :D

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Post by: Gregzs on August 28, 2017, 05:46:14 PM

Boat seks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak2hp1vQb0A

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: El Diablo Blanco on August 29, 2017, 05:49:23 AM

Lazy ass writing this season. Everything falls into place perfectly. What amazing timing for the wight walkers that they get a Dragon as soon as winter starts. Stupid fucking storyline. Jon the Aunt fucker. haha. Wish he'd give out a huge "ewwww" once he finds out. Theon getting the shit kicked out of him knocks his uncle out with one hit. Lame.Cersei, oh shocker that she was going to go back on her deal.The little midget playing a long con game with Dany.Jaime all of a sudden on the outs. Lame shit.

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Post by: seCrawler on August 29, 2017, 07:16:25 AM

Lazy ass writing this season. Everything falls into place perfectly. What amazing timing for the wight walkers that they get a Dragon as soon as winter starts. Stupid fucking storyline. Jon the Aunt fucker. haha. Wish he'd give out a huge "ewwww" once he finds out. Theon getting the shit kicked out of him knocks his uncle out with one hit. Lame.Cersei, oh shocker that she was going to go back on her deal.The little midget playing a long con game with Dany.Jaime all of a sudden on the outs. Lame shit.

The best director is the guy who did the Hardhome and Battle of the Bastards episodes. No way in hell he doesn't handle the major battles next season

I've not seen Ray Donovan, but I don't doubt it's good; the premise is cool and it has an outstanding cast (Paula Malcomsen is extremely underrated -- *amazing* on Deadwood!). Personally, I have a hard time seeing how GoT flat-out sucks in comparison, but meh -- no biggie.

As for Coronation Street, I admit that I've a hard time taking a soap opera seriously. What makes it better than GoT in your estimation?

As for lots of older shows, I don't really see it. Deadwood and Rome were incredible, but it's hard to compare any of those. Carnivale was great but its early cancelation ruined its ending. The Sopranos was very good but very full of itself and, I felt, totally overrated: the symbolism was always totally ham-fisted, many characters were simply "there" to serve as foils for and contrasts against Big T, realism was ridiculously lacking at many points (remember how Moltisanti would literally *throw* his gun forward when he shot at someone?), and talk about convenience! There were multiple instances in which Tony should've been crucified by LEO and he escaped imprisonment ... because :/

What does that leave? :). Some of the Star Trek series were good. TNG had some great stuff for TV, especially at the time. Babylon 5 did some good storytelling in spite of the awful CGI and sometimes questionable acting.

Sherif, I'm familiar with your posts, so I know you're no dummy. I am genuinely interested in learning about your old favs and why you think they're vastly superior to Thrones.

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Post by: Gregzs on October 13, 2017, 06:59:51 PM

The New Mutants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwT879-4Wjs

Title: Re: A Game of Thrones - best show on TV
Post by: Natural_O on October 14, 2017, 08:06:11 AM

I've not seen Ray Donovan, but I don't doubt it's good; the premise is cool and it has an outstanding cast (Paula Malcomsen is extremely underrated -- *amazing* on Deadwood!). Personally, I have a hard time seeing how GoT flat-out sucks in comparison, but meh -- no biggie.

As for Coronation Street, I admit that I've a hard time taking a soap opera seriously. What makes it better than GoT in your estimation?

As for lots of older shows, I don't really see it. Deadwood and Rome were incredible, but it's hard to compare any of those. Carnivale was great but its early cancelation ruined its ending. The Sopranos was very good but very full of itself and, I felt, totally overrated: the symbolism was always totally ham-fisted, many characters were simply "there" to serve as foils for and contrasts against Big T, realism was ridiculously lacking at many points (remember how Moltisanti would literally *throw* his gun forward when he shot at someone?), and talk about convenience! There were multiple instances in which Tony should've been crucified by LEO and he escaped imprisonment ... because :/

What does that leave? :). Some of the Star Trek series were good. TNG had some great stuff for TV, especially at the time. Babylon 5 did some good storytelling in spite of the awful CGI and sometimes questionable acting.

Sherif, I'm familiar with your posts, so I know you're no dummy. I am genuinely interested in learning about your old favs and why you think they're vastly superior to Thrones.

The Wire

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Post by: a_pupil on October 14, 2017, 09:49:15 AM

the battle between the dothraki/daenerys vs the lannisters is the one of the best scenes ever imo.

though i felt the pacing was off on season 7, it still gave some awesome moments. comparing it to the wire and sopranos last seasons, it has held up much better, despite them being constrained for some reason.